Tuesday - May 29, 2018
SOVEREIGNTY IS The Future of Zionism
What Israeli Youth Want in Judea and Samaria

Nadia Matar and Yehudt Katsover confirm to us that the first ever Sovereignty Conference for Youth was an amazing success!

More than 1,200 youth from around the country attended --- idealistic, full of energy and love of the land, eager to enlist for the people and the land. They were given the tools to explain what they stand for - not just what they stand against.

More from Nadia Matar HERE . Full summary of the conference HERE .
This Year's Sovereignty Conference for Youth Was......
Enthusiastic
A Full House
Engaging
United
Thought Provoking
Entertaining
Sovereignty Topping the
Golan Heights Agenda
In a recent interview with  Reuters ,  Israel's Intelligence Minister Minister Yisrael Katz said that the United States recognition of Israel's claim to the Golan Heights was "topping the agenda" in bilateral talks between the two nations.

Story HERE .
What Eleanor Roosevelt Said About Sovereignty

On March 8 ,1957, Eleanor Roosevelt responded to a reader who took issue with a newspaper column she wrote defending Israel .

“If you follow step by step in the UN and understand the difficulties, you will realize that Israel was not an aggressor,” she wrote, reiterating that Israel’s action “was purely one of self-defense." Roosevelt added: “ The Israelis have a right to their land and I think it is nonsense to suppose that they plan to plunge us into a war. They want peace as much, if not more, than other nations.”
Regulation Law will Bypass Ofra
A Defense Ministry official position was sent to the Attorney General's office stating that the State seeks to save hundreds of homes in the Samaria town of Ofra by bypassing the freeze on the Regulation Law put in place by the Supreme Court.

Ofra is one of the first towns established in Judea and Samaria after Jews were allowed to return following the Six Day War.
Home in Ofra that was destroyed last year
Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorist Information Center Report

According to the findings of examinations carried out by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorist Information Center ,  at least 112 Palestinians were killed during the “Great Return March.” Upon examining the names 93 were identified as terrorist operatives  or  affiliated with the terrorist organizations , i.e., about 83% of those killed in the “return marches.” Most of the fatalities (63) are from Hamas   (about 56% of the total killed in all the marches).   Fatah , which had 21 fatalities,  played a minor role , with no significant impact on the events. The other organizations, including PIJ operatives (four fatalities) refrained from playing a significant role, maybe because of  their awareness that this is a Hamas “project .”
Keeping Judea and Samaria Safe

Arutz Sheva reports that yesterday terrorists from Gaza struck Sderot homes with machine gun fire. No injuries were reported.

A second report indicates that 11 wanted Arab terrorists from the Palestinian Authority were arrested in raids across Judea and Samaria overnight. The arrests were part of joint operations between Israel Police, the Border Police, the IDF, and the Shin Bet.
“We Won’t Allow the Jewish State to be Treated
Like it’s a Second-Class Country”
--- Alan Dershowitz

A plan to petition the international Court of Arbitration for Sport against the exclusion of Israel’s flag and anthem at sporting events in Arab countries is being lead by leading international jurists, including American Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz.

Yesh Atid MK Yoel Razbozov stated, “This is a national humiliation and a surrender to terrorism…the Arab world is trying not to recognize Israel through sport.”

Story HERE .
Fact Checking - Must Watch Videos
Behind the Smoke Screen
Part 2
The Great Deception
Story HERE
She said, She said----
Linda Sarsour's lies revealed
An Open Letter to the World
by Rabbi Meir Kahane, z'l
Baruch Dayan HaEmet

All of us at AFSI mourn the loss of diaspora Jewish leader Jean Gluck, who has passed away. She and her husband Eugen led thousands to support a Jewish presence and institutions in Judea and Samaria.

May the family be comforted among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. May her family know no more sorrow.

More HERE .
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TO MARCH WITH AFSI IN THE
CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE

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Show your support for Israel
and march with AFSI!

*** We will assemble at 54th Street
between 5th & 6th Avenues at 12 pm ***

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Thursday – May 31, 2018 American Friends of Sderot Max & Ruth Schwartz Sderot Hesder Institutions Annual Dinner
Special rate for current AFSI members is $150 .
We are very eager to have a large showing in support of the Sderot Hesder Yeshiva which requires rocket-proof dormitories for the students.
Please contact AFSI (212) 828-2424 to reserve a place at the AFSI tables. We will organize the tables for the group.
Buffet Dinner 6 PM - Program 7:30 PM. For more information contact info@sderot.org or 718-650-6091
Lincoln Square Synagogue | 180 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC

Thursday - May 31, 2018 @ 7:30 PM
BDS From Within: Combating the Delegitimization Phenomenon Within Israel. With Im Tirtzu’s CEO Matan Peleg and Board Chairman Douglas Altabef. Im Tirtzu is Israel’s largest grassroots Zionist movement. Admission free.
Manhattan East Synagogue 1231 3rd Avenue, corner 71st Street.
 
Sunday – June 3, 2018 from 11 AM to 4 PM
Celebrate Israel Parade – The Theme: 70 and Sababa
Once again, AFSI will be marching in the parade with the Ariel float. All are invited to join us. Contact Ilene@afsi.org to register and be sure we put you down for a shirt and flag with which to march.
We'll assemble at 54th Street btwn 5th & 6th Avenues at 12 pm.
The Parade route - Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue from 57th to 74th Streets - RAIN OR SHINE. Israel Day Concert in Central Park follows the parade. AFSI leaders, HELEN FREEDMAN and KEN ABRAMOWITZ will be speaking.

Sunday - June 3, 2018 from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
New York Celebrates Israel’s 70th Anniversary with Giant Block Party in Times Square. The Consulate General of Israel in New York and the Ministry of Culture and Sport invite all New Yorkers to join an unprecedented celebration and free block party in Times Square to honor the State of Israel’s 70th anniversary.  Free admission and open to the public. Read more HERE .
Times Square in NYC

Tuesday - June 5, 2018 @ 7:15 PM
The Algemeiner Invites you to "The New York Times and the Jews" with Ira Stoll (Algemeiner columnist), Ari Goldman (Professor of Journalism at Columbia University), Laurel Leff (author of Buried by the Times ). Cost per person: $15 in advance | $25 at the door | $50 VIP ticket includes exclusive VIP reception and reserved seating | Algemeiner members complimentary admission. Reserve HERE or call 212-376-4988
American Sephardi Federation | 15 West 16th Street, NYC
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