In case you missed it, here is a link to watch the Trump statement on directing the State Dept. to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (about 12 minutes long): Trump: US Recognizes Jerusalem As […]
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Was John Kerry Right? Yoram Ettinger on Israel Demographics
You may have heard John Kerry’s December 28, 2016 speech wherein he attempted to justify the US abstention on UN Security Council Resolution 2334 that condemned new Israeli villages in Judea and Samaria (since 1967 known as the West Bank). He […]
Read moreAmb. Yoram Ettinger on “The Myth about Palestinian-Israeli Demographics”
On November 1, 2017 SFMEW sponsored Ambassador Yoram Ettinger, consultant on U.S./Israel Relations, and former Minister for Congressional Affairs at Israel’s Embassy. Amb. Ettinger spoke on “The Myth about Palestinian-Israel Demographics” at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design Auditorium Forum. […]
Read moreKristina Harrigan in the New Mexican – Yasher Koach!
Briefly: L’Shana Tovah U’Metukah – a happy and sweet New Year to all. Making New Year resolutions? We suggest: resolve for the year 5778 to use your shofar to expand your pro-Israel voice through media and political advocacy, and volunteering […]
Read moreMedical Ethics Obligation or Chutzpah?
What do you think? If someone calls for boycotting Israel, conforming to the BDS call, and disseminating films slandering Israel with the specious blood libel of “massacre,” is there a moral obligation to provide this person with a precious, resource-scarce […]
Read moreUpdated resources
We’ve recently updated two of our resource pages. “Indigenous Peoples” There are two relevant questions related to “indigenous peoples” designations for the Land of Israel. The first asks, “are Jews an indigenous people in Israel?” The unequivocal answer to this […]
Read moreThe “Indigenous Peoples” in the Land of Israel
Once again the Palestinians are trying to re-write history. They claim to be “the” indigenous peoples in the Land of Israel. Yet the evidence that Jews are the indigenous people and Palestinians are not is very strong. Here are two […]
Read more(1) Misleading Headlines; (2) Populism; (3) “Words=Violence?”; (4) Jewish Federation of New Mexico
Misleading Headlines and the Temple Mount: “3 Palestinians and 3 Israelis die in new violence.” We’ve seen it before in the Santa Fe New Mexican – headlines that attempt equivalency when none really exists. The text in this article from July […]
Read more(1) New Mexican Letter Writer Gets It Wrong; (2) BDS Seems Ineffective on Israeli Tourism
Mark Davis “Off-the-Mark” in New Mexican Letter to the Editor On July 10, 2017 Mark Davis wrote a New Mexican letter-to-the-editor (see full text of letter below) complaining that Suki Halevi’s op-ed (see here for a copy of Suki’s work) excoriating […]
Read more(1) AJC anti-BDS Governor’s Pledge; (2) Bassem Eid Op-Ed; (3) Event at Beit Tikva
Three items in this newsletter for your information: AJC’s “Governors United Against BDS” initiative update SFMEW speaker (June, 2016) Bassem Eid’s Times of Israel Editorial Beit Tikvah Cantor Ephraim Herrera Concert, June 4, 3:00 pm 1. AJC’s Governors United Against […]
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