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35th WZO Congress Of The Jewish People and Elections
The 35th World Zionist Congress - 'The
Congress of the Jewish People' -- will meet in Jerusalem next year to debate
critical political, religious, and educational issues affecting the
Jewish people and to allocate funding for many important causes at this
crucial time in Israel's history. Every Jew who subscribes to the Jerusalem Program and who will be at
least 18 years of age by June 2006 is entitled to register and vote. The
US elections to the WZO Congress
is the most open and democratic election in the Jewish world today.
The 145-member American delegation is second in size only to Israel's.
Americans' diverse opinions will significantly affect the final decisions
of the entire Congress, which includes representatives from more than 40
countries. Polling will begin in mid-November and continue through
February 2006. Registration has already begun. Mail-in registration
concludes on January 15, 2006 and online registration concludes on
February 15, 2006.If you care about Israel, if you care about the Jewish
People now is the time to stand up and be counted. Make sure your voice
is heard. Register and vote
for American Friends of Likud.
What Is The World Zionist Congress?
In 1897, Theodor Herzl convened
about 200 Jewish leaders from around the world in Basel, Switzerland to
discuss the condition of the Jewish
People, The delegates at the meeting, or Congress, decided to
create a movement whose goal it was to establish a Jewish Homeland. The World Zionist Organization was
born. Since that time, the World
Zionist Congress has met 33 times to resolve critical issues
facing the Jewish people,
from building Israel's infrastructure
to the establishment of the State,from
the aliyah following the
Holocaust to the aliyah of
today. The 35th World Zionist Congress
meeting in Jerusalem June
2006, will set an agenda that is certain to affect Israeli society and Israel-Diaspora relations for years
to come.
REGISTER NOW
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Dear
Friends,
On behalf of American Friends of Likud,
we would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a Shanah Tovah. May the coming year be
full of happiness and health.
As we reflect on this past year, our branches in Los Angeles, South Florida and NY have been very active in a most
contentious time for Israel. The battle for the hearts and minds of our
brethren, in the United States and elsewhere, still remains in the
balance. Only a strong Likud
in the US can help assure that the Likud
ideology remains true.
In addition to our continuous events highlighting Israeli Ministers and MK's in Jewish communities throughout
the United States, American Friends of
Likud continues to advance its various hasbara initiatives on
the High School, College, and Young Professional levels.
Now, more than ever, a strong Likud
in the United States is essential. Your help and activism has allowed us
to fulfill the needs of the Jewish community in the United States, and
work towards a strong Likud in
Israel.
Shana Tova,
Ari Harow
National Executive Director
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· Caravan for
Democracy High School Edition
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Caravan for Democracy
High School Edition has already hosted three programs this year. Our year
kick-off event was in Chicago
with Gil Hoffman, political
analyst for the Jerusalem Post.
This was the first of 5 events planned for the Chicago area throughout
this year. Ground-breaking events are already being planned for Chicago,
including bringing our program into the public high schools, and
co-sponsoring weekend shabbatons with local youth movements.
Gil then traveled with us to Miami
Beach, to kick off our South
Florida programming, sponsored by National Grants Conferences.
We had over 150 students
from the Hillel Community High School and
RAGS Hebrew Academy take
part in a full morning of advocacy training. Most recently we provided
the keynote speaker, Lenny Ben David
of Iconsult, Inc. for a teen Israel advocacy seminar hosted by the JCRC of Northern New Jersey.
Programming will continue after the holidays in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Boston,
Boca Raton, and New York. On November 10, we are
bringing the program back to New York City for the first time since our
pilot event in January 2004. The event will feature a keynote session
with Ron Dermer,
Israel’s Ambassador for Economic Affairs to the United States, and
will be followed by various break- out sessions on Israel advocacy, media- bias, and campus activism. For more information
please contact Michelle at MBeller@thelikud.org or 212-308- 5595. You can visit us on
the web at http://www.thelikud.org
and click on the Caravan for Democracy
tab.
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· Likud Young
Professionals
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§ Our Young
Professionals recently screened a film called “Hostages of Hatred”
showcasing the injustices at the UN that ultimately have a negative
effect on both Israel and the prospects for peace in the Middle East. The
film was followed by a discussion with producer Lisa Magnas.
§ On Wednesday, November 9 we will be having an event with Ron Dermer, Israel’s economic
attaché to Washington, DC, co-author of Natan Sharansky’s latest
book, The Case for Democracy, and who, himself, is a young professional.
§ The American Zionist elections
for the upcoming World Zionist Congress
are in full swing and our Young Professionals core-committee has been
working hard to register their friends, families, and fellow
“Likudniks” for the elections. We are confident that American Likud will have its
strongest showing yet!
§ One of the goals of the AFL Young
Professional group is to encourage leadership development in a
professional, social and educational atmosphere so as to foster a sense
of obligation and commitment amongst Jewish young professionals to the
State of Israel. For more information about involvement in the
core-committee please email rlanger@thelikud.org,
or call our national office at 212-308-5595.
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· Recent and
Upcoming Events
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A dinner
reception was held at the Nessa
Synagogue in honor of MK
Gilad Erdan. The event was sponsored by the Beverly Hills chapter of AFL. Among the many topics discussed,
MK Erdan talked about the possibility of allowing Israelis living abroad
to vote in the Knesset elections.
American
Friends of Likud has been
expanding its events to Central New Jersey, as Rabbi Chazanow of the Chabad of Western Monmouth County
hosted Knesset Member Uzi Landau
in Manalapan, N.J.
MK
Yuli Edelstein was in town for
meetings at the U.N. and had
dinner with members of AFL's N.Y.
President's Club. Aside from current events, he explained the
Immigrant communitty's perception of Israeli politics.
- Speaker of the Knesset MK Ruvi Rivlin
In town for the
recent events at the U.N., Speaker of the Knesset MK Ruvi Rivlin
hosted AFL's Board of Govenors at
his hotel. MK Rivlin's keen
insight to Israel's political future peppered with his usual humor, was
enjoyed by all.
- Mayor of Gush Etzion Shaul Goldstein
At a lunch
meeting with AFL Board
Members in N.Y., Mayor of Gush Etzion
Shaul Goldstein discussed the impact of disengagement on his
and neighboring communitties.
American
Friends of Likud's N.Y. Presidents Club will be hosting a private dinner for Knesset Member Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
this Friday night. The following day, Dr.
Steinitz will give a Shabbat lecture at the Edmond J. Safra synagogue in
Manhattan. MK Steinitz is
visting the US to meet with Congressional colleagues on a variety of
security issues, most notably the Iranian Nuclear threat.
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· Join American Friends of Likud
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Join American
Friends of Likud and get the opportunity to add your views at
exclusive seminars with Israeli leaders. Opportunities to make your views
known to American, Israeli and other politicians and members of the
media. Invitations to members- only
briefings by senior Israeli
and U.S. Government spokesmen,
Ministers, Senators, and Representatives. The right to vote
and to stand for election in American
Friends of Likud’s internal electoral process, and for
USA delegations to the Zionist
Congresses.
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