Friday, November 14, 2014

Clarification: Batsheva Dance Company NEVER boycotted Ariel. How to Counter BDS? Support Ariel! Join Giving Tuesday-Ariel! Buy Israeli Products! 300+ works from dozens of artists from Judea and Samaria

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re: Batsheva Dance Company protest not so black and white. Adalah Apartheid Protests but did Batsheva Dance Company perform In Ariel Cultural Center? http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/11/batsheva-dance-company-protest-not-so.html 

We asked Avi Zimerman whether Batsheva Dance Company ever boycotted Ariel. This was his response: 

Avi Zimerman From American Friends of Ariel wrote:

IMPORTANT: I just got off the phone with Ariel Turgeman, the Director of the Ariel Regional Center for the Performing Arts. He said that the Batsheva Dance Company NEVER boycotted Ariel. True, they haven't appeared here, but that's due to the exorbitant cost of their performances - not based on anti-Judea/Samaria policy.  Then he adds:

By the way, here's something fun if you're interested.

We decided to take the lead and jump into the increasingly popular Giving Tuesday project. Here's how we plan to handle it: https://www.friendsofariel.org/2014/11/giving-tuesday-ariel/

Would any of you like to join our ranks? All it takes is a quick video and a few clicks...

Best,
Avi Zimmerman
Executive Director
Friends of Ariel
Israel Cell:  054-569-1203
US Cell:     954-414-9587  

Here is another Excellent opportunity to Counter BDS:

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NY Times and The Blaze


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Fwd: Car Terrorism: Steve Flatow What to do about Car Terrorism. UN- and EU-funded Al-Quds University honors murderer who killed 2 and injured 13 by running them over.

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What To Do About Car Terrorism

By: Stephen M. Flatow
Published: November 13th, 2014



The "Martyr Ibrahim Al-Akari Tournament" 
honors terrorist who killed two and injured 13 
by running them over with his car.  
Palestinian Al-Quds University funded by the UN and EU honors last week's murderer of 2. 


http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=13046

 Fwd: From Women in Green: bs"d Terror will not pay.Rabbi Levanon, Don't fuel Arab Cars, No such thing as Illegal Outposts.   http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/11/fwd-from-women-in-green-bsd-terror-will.html

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Fwd: From Women in Green: Continuing to strengthen Oz veGaon

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Continuing to strengthen Oz veGaon

Baruch Hashem street lights have been put up by the Gush Etsion Local
Council all along the path leading walkers up to Oz veGaon from Tsomet
Hagush. Walking is very important in order to make a clear statement
to the enemy that is trying to undermine our security: we continue to
settle, we continue to walk, to hitchhike, etc.

Groups and individuals continue to come on a daily base to Oz veGaon
to show a presence, to learn, to work, etc. Just yesterday tens of
girls of the Shilat Midrasha in Alonei Shilo came to Oz veGaon for a
talk on their way to Hevron. In the afternoon close to 100 girls from
the Horev school of Jerusalem came to hold their end of "massa"
ceremony after which they went to Kever Rachel. During the day, a
group of Chabad came with their portable printer to print the Tanya at
the Oz veGaon synagogue.

This Friday morning at 9:00 am we will hear Rabbi Amram Yifrach,
grandfather of Eyal hy"d, speak on the beginning of the renewed Jewish
community in Hevron. Lecture in Hebrew with simultaneous English
translation.

Shabbat Chaye Sara tefillot in Oz veGaon:
People are getting organized to walk to Oz veGaon for the tefillot
(prayer service) of Friday night and Shabbat morning
Friday night: Mincha at 4:40 pm
Shabbat morning: Shacharit at 8:15 am followed by a Kiddush

For details: From Alon Shvut: Rabbi Rafi Tawil: 050-7276466
                   From Migdal Oz: Oded Kfir 055-6612454

For those coming by foot from Migdal Oz, there is a new code to the
gate. To get the new code details, please contact 050-5500834

Shabbat Shalom,

Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
www.womeningreen.org

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Batsheva Dance Company protest not so black and white. Adalah Apartheid Protests but did Batsheva Dance Company perform In Ariel Cultural Center?

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 They Hate ‘Progressive’ Israelis, Too
http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/12/18/they-hate-progressive-israelis-too/ 
n anti-Israel group called “Adalah” picketed a recent performance by the Batsheva Dance Company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The most interesting aspect of the controversy is that the anti-Israel activists were undeterred by the fact that the dance troupe’s director has himself accused Israel of committing “war crimes.” postscript: 

Clarification: Batsheva Dance Company NEVER boycotted Ariel.
http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/11/clarification-batsheva-dance-company.html 

 Still, the question remains does Ohad Naharin  believe that Judea and Samaria is "occupied Palestinian Land" and support the BDS protesters to Free Palestine? Does Art transcend truth? 
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Many Israel activists were horrified to see Adalah's protest event planned for tonight at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).  

Apartheid???? Adalah Boycotting Batsheva Dance Company November 12th at Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY. Be there to Protest them Back!  http://shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com/2014/11/apartheid-adalah-boycotting-batsheva.html

But after becoming educated as per the bigger picture we can only say

What goes around comes around.  

Apparently Ohad Naharin  art director, dancer and choreographer  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohad_Naharin of Batsheva Dance Company supports the Palestinian cause more than the Jewish Settlers. 

Jews learned from the Holocaust that the world doesn't divide us, though we might divide ourselves. When Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was brutally murdered in Pakistan, many Jews were particularly touched by his last words affirming his Jewish identity. Many were moved to reflect on or analyze their feelings toward their lives as Jews.  As Daniel Pearl hy"d  said ". My name is Daniel Pearl. I'm a Jewish American from Encino, California, USA. I come from, uh, on my father's side the family is Zionist. My father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm Jewish. My family follows Judaism. We've made numerous family visits to Israel.[18]

Our message to Adalah and also to Ohad Naharin:  

 It is not Palestine that they really want but rather the destruction of Israel as well as the freedom of artistic expression he so much loves.  

 I doubt his dance company would be very well received by Hamas, Hizbollah, Fatah, Abbas and Nasrallah etc.  

 Excellent Graphic:

BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) presents Batsheva Dance Company in Sadeh21, Nov 12—15 
Part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration
Sadeh21 US Premiere

By JPOST.COM STAFF \  10/21/2012
Batsheva dance group cancel show, BDS hail boycott victory
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Batsheva-dance-group-cancel-show-BDS-hail-boycott-victory

Gaza: Israeli performers axe Edinburgh Fringe show


Organize to stop apartheid dance troupe's North America tour
Michelle J. Kinnucan The Electronic Intifada 24 November 2008

Ohad Naharin, the dance company's current Director, served in the Israeli army. In a 2005 interview with a Canadian newspaper, Naharin stated that "I continue to do my work, while 20 km from me people are participating in war crimes … 

Batsheva protests and Zionist critique answered


Anti-Israel protesters target Batsheva dance
October 31, 2012 | By Thom Dibdin  
Naharin speaks of support for Palestine By Thom Dibdin


It's Kosher to Boycott Israeli Goods
UK Jews who support the Palestinian call for a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israeli Apartheid

Let's welcome Israeli dancers to Scotland
The childish Westerners calling for boycotts of Israeli artists are having a corrosive impact on creativity.

The Jewish Voices on Campus

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Fwd: Join AFSI friends at Nov. 19 Sderot Dinner - Iran's Endgame for Israel


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Subject: Join AFSI friends at Nov. 19 Sderot Dinner - Iran's Endgame for Israel
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Americans for a Safe Israel
 

November 11, 2014

Join AFSI for the American Friends of Sderot Annual Dinner


Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 6:00 PM
Meadowlands Hilton - 2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ

 

AFSI was in Sderot and invites you to share in the experience!

 

Sderot - the city in the south that has suffered more rocket and mortar attacks than any other city in Israel, was the destination of the AFSI Chizuk mission for the weekend of Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2014. Rabbi Dov Fendel, head of the Sderot Hesder Yeshiva, greeted us upon arrival and made us supremely comfortable and welcome during our stay. Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat with 500 Yeshiva boys was joyous and inspiring. Dinner was exceptional, with the Mayor of Sderot, Alon Davidi, joining us with his mother, wife and seven children, along with Rabbi Fendel and his parents. Shabbat Lech Lecha was special, with AFSI identifying itself with HaShem's command to Abraham to go and walk the land - which is something AFSI does in a modified manner, being driven everywhere by Ami Dadon, our trusted bus driver. The recognition that this remarkable land must be experienced first-hand is something that AFSI has supported through 40 missions to Israel over a period of the past 20 years.

 

From the rooftop of the Yeshiva we were able to view the remarkable growth of the city despite the barrage of rockets to which it is almost constantly subjugated. A visit to the Sderot police station enabled us to see the rocket and mortar display that shows just a small percentage of the weapons targeted at the city over the years. During the Shalosh Seudot, Rabbi Fendel showed us dozens of photos of the soldiers who had been housed at the Yeshiva during Operation Protective Edge this past summer. Clearly, the Sderot Hesder Yeshiva was home away from home for the soldiers. A huge yasher koach is offered to the staff and students of the Yeshiva for their incredible support during such difficult times. Shabbat concluded with a beautiful ceremony where the Yeshiva boys formed a circle outdoors and sang songs ushering out the Shabbat, followed by a moving Havdalah service.

 

Feeling as close to the Sderot Yeshiva as we do, we are so pleased to invite all AFSI members, along with their families and friends, to attend the Sderot Yeshiva dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6 P.M., at the Meadowlands Hilton in N.J. Special rates are available for AFSI members and car pools are being arranged. Call the office: 212-828-2424.

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Iran - What is the Endgame?

Iran is racing toward a nuclear weapon and the US under the Obama administration is placing its faith in endless negotiations, desperate for a deal.

Two pieces in Commentary Magazine, one by Jonathan Tobin and one by Michael Rubin, look at this critical issue and call attention to the dangers of a nuclear Iran to Israel, the European continent, and the United States.



Iran's 9-Step Program

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Israeli-related events in an around NYC
 

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 5:30 PM

Protest The Death of Klinghoffer at the Met Opera. The performance begins at 7:30 PM. We will begin assembling at 5:30 PM in front of the steps of Lincoln Center at Columbus Avenue and West 64 Street, and plan to stay until the curtain rises. We will have posters to march with and leaflets to hand out.


Those who can return at 10:00 PM as the show ends and opera goers leave the theater are encouraged to do so.

  

If possible, please contact Lainee Cohen Grauman in advance to let her know if you can come: laineecohengrauman@gmail.com.
 

 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 6 PM

American Friends of Sderot - The Max and Ruth Schwartz Sderot Hesder Institutions

is proud to invite you to their Annual Awards Dinner:

"The Front Line Israel Solidarity Celebration"

Honoring Israel's Front Line Communities and the Protective Edge Solidarity Missions from the New York/New Jersey Area
Meadowlands Hilton - 2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ

SPECIAL RATE FOR AFSI MEMBERS!

CAR POOLS WILL BE ARRANGED

For further information contact AFSI: afsi@rcn.com, 212-828-2424, 1-800-235-3658

https://www.sderot.org/dinner/


Sunday, November 23, 2014 - 5 PM 

Cocktail party 5 PM; Dinner 6 PM

Zionist Organization of America - Justlice Louis D. Brandeis Award Dinner 2014

Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City
Hear from prominent featured guest speakers US Senator Ted Cruz, Professor Alan Dershowitz, Pastor John Hagee, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson, Michael Leven, Mortimer Zuckerman, Bernie Marcus, along with National ZOA President, Morton A. Klein

Information: http://zoa.org/dinner2014/ 

 

Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 5 PM Smorgasbord, 6-9 PM Dinner & Program

32nd Annual Beit El Gala Dinner Event

Marriott Marquis Hotel

1535 Broadway (and 46th Street), NY NY

The American Friends of Bet El is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization which works to secure the safety and security of Israel's citizens by raising awareness of Israel issues, promoting Israel activism and encouraging Aliyah through the activities of Bet El Institutions in Israel.

See http://wizadjournal.com/betelgala/ for details.
 



 
 
  
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