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WE ARE THE ONLY LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATION SOLELY DEDICATED TO:
ENSURING THAT ISRAEL REMAINS A SAFE AND SECURE JEWISH STATE AND
PRESERVING THE STRONG U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP
ZOA - GREATER PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT INCLUDES:
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY & DELAWARE
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN PHILADELPHIA ZOA AND TO GET INVOLVED IN HELPING ISRAEL.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT EACH OF US CAN PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING ISRAEL.
We now have some video posted of our 2011 Gala, beginning with the presentation of the Ben Hecht Award to honoree Dom Giordano and Dom's acceptance speech. The video is in two parts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsTGz9ZZgr41
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW5forO5eqI
Are you a young professional who feels a sense of connection to Israel, wants to learn more about our homeland and have a positive impact on a vibrant, strong, secure Jewish State?
There is a new group in town where you can learn, network and make a difference.
Join us for our next event. Check back for details.
Our group will:
Create a social enclave for pro-Israel young professionals;
- Feature lively discussions offering different perspectives;
- Interact with Israeli experts, academics and politicians to address young professional audiences;
- Educate young professionals about Israel and address their interests;
- Encourage awareness about issues effecting Israel;
- Organize advocacy efforts.
We welcome you to join us at our table for "food for thought" and lively discussion on a range of topics, and we want to hear from you about what topics and ideas interest you. Sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia District of the Zionist Organization of America.
We invite you to be our guest as we roll out this engaging new series!
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ACTION ALERT
The Palestinian Authority plans to ask the United Nations to recognize and unilaterally declare a state of "Palestine" in September. The request will be considered by both the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. General Assembly. While it is the Security Council decision that is binding, a General Assembly vote in favor of the Palestinian-Arabs will change the dynamic of the peace process - abandoning the principle of a negotiated settlement and scrapping the heart of the Oslo Accords. This will be a threat to Israel's security. The vote is scheduled to take place on or about Sept. 20.
ACTION:
Please contact the American Embassies of North, Central and South American nations, European nations, African nations and Asia/Pacific nations as well as India and ask them to urge their respective countries to please vote "No" on the issue of a Palestinian state. A Palestinian state declared unilaterally will subvert peace and threaten Israel.
The Web site http://www.embassy.org/embassies/ offers a list with contact information for each of the Embassies.
Please be courteous with whomever you speak with or email. You can also send a fax.
BACKGROUND:
• The root of this initiative by the Palestinian Authority is to avoid a negotiated settlement with Israel. A unilateral declaration by the Palestinian Authority demonstrates they are not interested in a negotiated peace with Israel.
• The Palestinian Authority refuses to recognize Israel as the Jewish State and does not accept the formula of "two states for two peoples."
• The Palestinian Authority entered into a unity agreement with Hamas, recognized by the State Department as a terrorist organization that openly calls for genocide against Jews.
• PA President Mahmoud Abbas and other leading PA officials have declared that no Jews will be allowed to live in a "state of Palestine."
• The Palestinian Authority does not meet the widely accepted criteria for statehood.
• A broad spectrum of Jewish organizations, from the ADL to the ZOA, have opposed this UN vote and see it as a danger to Israel.
• Many U.N.-member nations have announced they plan to support the Palestinian-Arab initiative. Others have not announced their plans.
Thank you for attending and supporting our 2011 Tribute Gala
ZOA-GPD's "Facts at Your Fingertips" Will Help You Be an Israel Advocate
Contact us for a copy
ZOA-GPD Offers "Guidelines for Balanced Reporting on Israel"
Contact us for a copy
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Call us at 215.338-9188, or email ZOA-GPD at zoa@netreach.net
ACTION ALERT
The Palestinian Authority plans to ask the United Nations to recognize and unilaterally declare a state of "Palestine" in September. The request will be considered by both the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. General Assembly. While it is the Security Council decision that is binding, a General Assembly vote in favor of the Palestinian-Arabs will change the dynamic of the peace process - abandoning the principle of a negotiated settlement and scrapping the heart of the Oslo Accords. This will be a threat to Israel's security. The vote is scheduled to take place on or about Sept. 20.
ACTION:
Please contact the American Embassies of North, Central and South American nations, European nations, African nations and Asia/Pacific nations as well as India and ask them to urge their respective countries to please vote "No" on the issue of a Palestinian state. A Palestinian state declared unilaterally will subvert peace and threaten Israel.
The Web site http://www.embassy.org/embassies/ offers a list with contact information for each of the Embassies.
Please be courteous with whomever you speak with or email. You can also send a fax.
BACKGROUND:
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