Thursday - April 12, 2018
AFSI Looks Forward to Celebrating Israel's 70th Birthday in Israel    
with the AFSI Chizuk Mission from April 17-25, 2018

AFSI's Advance Team of Helen, Judy and Charlie are Now in Israel!
YOM HASHOA
Remember. Never Forget.
In Israel, when the sirens sound off at 10 AM, for a full two minutes the entire country comes to a standstill in silence to pause and remember the Six Million who perished in the Holocaust.  People all over Israel from local cafes, beaches, neighborhood residences, schools, and major highways observe Yom HaShoah together as a People and a Nation. Please take a moment to remember the Six Million.
View the video below. More photos HERE .

President Donald J. Trump's Holocaust Remembrance Day Statement
From Israel - AFSI Advance Team
A meeting was held in in Ramat Gan to discuss plans for AFSI's visit to south Tel Aviv for an update on the illegal infiltrators issue. This effort was spearheaded by May Golan.

Pictured L - R: Judy Freedman Kadish, AFSI Co-Executive Director with May Golan CEO of the Hebrew City, an NGO, and a campaigner against illegal immigration.
American Victims of PLO Terror Attacks Demand Congressional Hearings

A lawyer who represents American victims of terrorism has called on the U.S. Senate to hold hearings into the events that led Department of Justice Solicitor General Noel Francisco to file a brief with the United States Supreme Court siding with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority against American victims of terror.

AFSI joins the call for Congressional hearings .

Read the full story in the Israpundit article by Sara Carter .
Could the Middle East Ignite?
 
An interesting article in today's Jerusalem Post suggests that the PA is worried that Hamas’s “Great March of Return” in Gaza may upstage and eclipse it. Palestinian political movements compete for who can be the most anti-American and anti-Israeli. So it is logical that the PA will stage their own march, only this time from the West Bank into Jerusalem, Hebron, or Bethlehem

With that said, believe it or not, Israel may have been given a gift, as its adversary is clearly signaling in advance what it is planning to do . It is up to Israel to come up with an effective plan to deal with tens of thousands of Palestinians crossing the '49 armistice lines from both Gaza and the West Bank simultaneously.
Kuwaiti Writer Abdullah Al-Hadlaq:
Israel Is a Legitimate State, Not an Occupier
Palestinian "Journalist" Was Hamas Activist
 
Yasser Murtaja, the Palestinian journalist who was killed by Israeli soldiers during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, was actually a Hamas activist , security officials told Israeli news site Walla!.

According the the report published Tuesday morning, Murtaja had been a senior officer in the Hamas security apparatus in Gaza for years.

Anti-Semitism: Concern About Rising Trends
Police outside Istanbul's Neve Salom Synagogue
Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center 2017 Annual Report on Anti-Semitism Worldwide was released this week. Not surprisingly, Europe's largest Jewish communities are experiencing a normalization and mainstreaming of anti-Semitism not seen since the Second World War.

"...anti-semitism has transformed more openly into classic anti-Semitism."

Arutz Sheva story HERE .
Anatomy of a March
How We Got Here
Normal Protest vs. Hamas Riot

These images explaining the facts, left and above, are courtesy of the IDF - Israeli Defense Forces Facebook page posts.
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Sunday - April 15, 2018 from 10:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Upper West Side Celebrates Israel. Congregation Shearith Israel invites you to celebrate Israel's 70th Yom Ha'Atzmaut with a festival featuring indoor and outdoor activities. For more info contact Hai Piasezky
Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, corner 95th Street, NYC

Sunday - April 15, 2018 from 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
67th Annual Israeli Folk Dance Festival
A Gala Celebration of Israel at 70 featuring dancers from Israel, Brazil, Canada the United States. Rivkaleh’s Fair 11 am – 3 pm - Community dancing and activities for all ages, Judaica and crafts vendors and Israeli food. Festival Performance 3:30 pm - Dancers and singers from communities across the United States join together on one stage with special guest dance troupes from Israel, Brazil and Canada.
$18 per person; $12 Seniors and Students. $15 Groups of 15 or more. Click HERE  to access the registration form or call 917-689-7677.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus - Amsterdam Avenue @ West 65th Street, NYC (opposite Lincoln Center)

Sunday – April 15, 2018 @ 7 PM
“What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us” a lecture with Guest Speaker David Bedein, Director of the Center for Near East Policy Research . Bedein will reveal HAMAS’ Hidden Attack Plan. Light refreshments served. Admission free. RSVP HERE to reserve your place.
Manhattan East synagogue 1231 3 rd Avenue @ 71 st Street, NYC

Saturday, April 21 - 9:00 AM Shabbat services with special guest former New York Congressman the Honorable Steve Israel on  "Inspiring New Members of Congress to Champion the US-Israel Relationship."
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun @ 125 East 85th Street, NYC

Sunday - April 22, 2018 @ 7:00 PM
See the critically acclaimed film  "Ben Gurion, Epilogue." Admission Free.
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 125 East 85th Street, NYC

Tuesday - April 24, 2018 @ 7:15 PM
"Watching the Moon at Night" film screening discusses contemporary terrorism and anti-semitism. Q&A follows with film maker Bo Persson. Limited number of tickets available. $18 in advance or $25 at the door. VIP ticket $50. Complimentary for Algemeiner members. Register HERE . For more info Info call 212-376-4988.
JCC Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC

Tuesday - May 1, 2018 @ 7:30 PM
The Fight of Our Lives: Defeating the Ideological War Against the West
This film screening and New York Premiere examines the internal and external threats facing the West. The cast of distinguished scholars and experts trace the emergence of anti-Western ideas and movements, and their subsequent penetration into Western academia, politics, and society. Purchase tickets online or at the box office 212-864-5400. Questions: info@docemetproductions.com or call 617-694-4257. Sponsored by Doc Emet Productions and the Algemeiner in association with Americans For a Safe Israel , JCC Watch, Zionist Organization of America, The Lawfare Project, The Community Security Service Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. Tickets go on sale March 26. Doors open at 7:00 PM . All seats are reserved.
Patron $100 | Sponsor $50 | Guardian $25 | Students (with student ID): $15
Peter Norton Symphony Space | 2537 Broadway @ 95th Street, NYC
For other dates and locations in the US and Israel click HERE .

Thursday – May 3, 2018 @ 7 PM
Honoring the 70th Anniversary of the State of Israel:  A Musical Celebration
Featuring Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Chief Cantor of the Israel Defense Forces, Shai Abramson, Maestro Russell Ger, Park East Choir, and the children of the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School. Prices: $50 concert ticket; $75 VIP Seat. Click HERE to reserve your seat
Park East Synagogue @ 163 East 67th Street, NYC

Sunday – June 3, 2018 from 11 AM to 4 PM
Celebrate Israel Parade – This Year’s Theme: 70 and Sababa (70 & Awesome)
Once again, AFSI will be marching in the parade. All are invited to join us. Contact Ilene@afsi.org in order to register with AFSI.
The Parade route runs up Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue from 57th to 74th Streets -
RAIN OR SHINE. Info on the Israel Day Concert in Central Park (not affiliated with the Parade) can be found HERE . Please note the Concert site may not yet have updated information for 2018.
Mark Langfan | Chairman
Helen Freedman | Co-Executive Director
Judith Freedman Kadish | Co-Executive Director | judy@afsi.org
P. 212-828-2424 | F. 212-828-4538