The Israeli Cabinet's decision to
deport 400 children of foreign workers, many of them born in Israel, has caused
a stir in the country, and beyond, including criticism from Holocaust survivor
and Nobel laureate Elie
Wiesel.
Although the decision represents a reduction from the 1,200
originally slated for expulsion, opponents of the move, such as Meretz chair, Haim Oron, argue that the number is still 400 too
many:
Join Meretz USA in helping end the destruction of Bedouin villages in Israel
Meretz USA is co-sponsoring a petition to end the destruction of Bedouin Villages in Israel with the Jewish Alliance for Change, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, and the Shalom Center.
My name is Dr. Moises Salinas and I'm the
new President of Meretz USA.
I'm writing today to enlist you in an
ambitious mission: Together, you and I
and thousands more are going to reclaim American Zionism, infuse it with new
hope, and refill it with the progressive values by which it once was recognized.
"My contract with the
theater says explicitly that I am obligated to perform within the State of
Israel -- and Ariel is not part of the state." Israeli actor/director
Oded Kotler
Rabbi Bruce Cohen died on August 3, 2010. A Reform Rabbi,
he was the founder and long-time director of Interns For Peace which strove to
improve relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel and beyond. Many members of
Meretz USA
were involved with and supported IFP over the years and knew Bruce Cohen
personally. Dina Charnin, a new board member of Meretz USA, worked as an IFP
intern and also in the NY office in the early-mid 1980's.
As the public debate surrounding the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement gathers steam, Meretz USA calls on all supporters of peace between Israel and Palestine to reinforce the distinction between the legitimacy of Israel as a sovereign state and the illegitimacy of the settlements created by Israel in the West Bank. We say: Draw a line at the Green Line.
The Israeli Cabinet's 
Rosh HaShana 2010
/ 5771
Rabbi Bruce Cohen died on August 3, 2010. A Reform Rabbi,
he was the founder and long-time director of Interns For Peace which strove to
improve relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel and beyond. Many members of
Meretz USA
were involved with and supported IFP over the years and knew Bruce Cohen
personally. Dina Charnin, a new board member of Meretz USA, worked as an IFP
intern and also in the NY office in the early-mid 1980's.
