Tsfat as a UNESCO World Heritage Site will benefit from a large, all-inclusive economic boost, a more deeply integrated and resilient community, and town pride, respect, and international recognition. The town ‘s unique historic character and universal value can leverage a leapfrog, for itself and for the Galilee region. Continue Reading »
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In his March 10 op-ed in the Times of Israel, Arvaham Infeld makes the case that the values of tikkun olam have the potential to serve as a rallying cry for Israelis and the Jewish world to generate significant humanitarian impact. The key to unlocking this potential is to create a multi-sector network that encompasses stakeholders in the Israeli Government, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors, academia and philanthropy across the Jewish world.
In his role as mentor of the tikkun olam taskforce at Reut, Avraham continues to champion the power of tikkun olam in bringing together Jews from around the world in order to leave the world a bit better than the way we found it. At present, the lack of a coherent strategy in this area represents a missed opportunity.
For the full op-ed click here
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Next Sunday November 27th, The Big Tent for Israel Conference will be held in Manchester. Its goal: To mobilize British Jewry against the assault onIsrael’s right to exist.
I am honored to have been invited to participate in this event, which was inspired by our report on London as a hub of delegitimization. Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include the Histadrut’s Yakov Triptou, Palestine Media Watch‘s Histadrut Itamar Marcus, BICOM‘s Lorna Fitzsimons, CIF Watch‘s Adam Levick, and Beyond Images‘ Andrew White. The event’s organizers include the Jewish Leadership Council, the Board of Deputies, UJIA, and the Zionist Federation.
In the past two years, the Government of Israel and Israeli and Jewish civil society organizations have adopted a new focus on combating the assault onIsrael’s legitimacy. This has resulted in multiple initiatives launched and considerable resources invested worldwide.
The Jewish community establishment and Israel’s friends and allies in the UK – which include fringe groups, and grassroots movements – provide an example of a community mobilized to fight for this cause. The ‘Big Tent’ event follows the “We Believe in Israel” initiative that brought approximately 1,500 people together to support ofIsrael just last May.
Indeed, the emergence of the pro-Israel network has led to a number of concrete victories on different fronts forIsraeland its allies. The ‘Big Tent’ event may prove to be a significant benchmark in the process of turning the tables on this ugly phenomenon of delegitimization.
See also:
- The initiator of this conference Rabbi Guttentag appeals for the event
- The conference’s Web site: http://www.thebigtentforisrael.org/
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In order to encourage a public debate on the need to establish a new social contract, that will regulate the relations between Government and citizens, and on the approach towards inclussive growth and comuunity building, we travelled across Israel to meet individuals and communities. To date, we have led and taken part in more than 30 meetings, including presenting our work in the tents camps across Israel (Tel Aviv, Be’er Sheva, Rehovot, Lod, Haifa, Mitzpe Ramon, Holon), participating in conferences (such as the ‘civil leadership’ and ‘Israel 2021′ conferences) and meeting with students’ groups and social movements.
We are committed to continuing this journey to ensure that each one of us has a fair opportunity to contribute to our country’s growth and to enjoy the fruits of this growth.
For more details see our: media coverage summary, google map and facebook page(Hebrew only).
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This September, a number of events – namely, the UN vote on the recognition of a Palestinian state, the Third Durban Conference, the beginning of the new academic year, and the High Holidays – will coincide to place Israel firmly in the public spotlight. In the background, the assault on Israel’s legitimacy continues to penetrate into the heart of some Jewish communities, to the point that rather than serving as a source of unity, Israel is turning into a deeply polarizing issue.
The anticipated heightened focus on Israel presents an opportunity to launch a targeted Israel re-engagement effort. The goal: To re-engage Jewish communities with Israel in new ways and to use the concepts of ‘broad tent’ and ‘red lines’ to reconnect across the dividing lines.
This Call for Action is informed by the recent segmentation study co-funded by the Brand Israel Group (BIG) and the Conference of Presidents, the results of which were analyzed by BIG. For the full Call for Action document, click here.
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This policy paper outlines the concepts of ‘broad tent’ and ‘red lines’ which were created by the Reut Institute as key concepts and pillars of the systemic global response to the delegitimization campaign.
The concepts of ‘broad tent’ and ‘red lines’ were formed in response to our diagnostics of the strategy of the assault on the State of Israel’s legitimacy, and particularly of the BDS movement.
We believe that following these principles would prove to be effective in turning the tide against the delegitimizers, helping Israel and its allies to recapture the center ground, isolate and marginalize the delegitimizers, and re-engage with groups that had been hitherto pushed away.
Posted in Basic Delegitimacy, National Security | Tagged Basic Delegitimacy, BDS, Boycotts Divestment & Sanctions, National Security | 1 Comment »
In this op-ed Roy Keidar and Eran Shayshon look at the recent Boycott Law in the context of de-legitimization.
“The assault on Israel’s legitimacy should disturb the sleep of anyone who cares for the State of Israel. Indeed, the urgent sense that action must be taken against the de-legitimization phenomenon is both understandable and justified. However, assumptions that the boycott law and other similar laws provide the answer to this challenge, are wrong and may well backfire.”
For the full op-ed click here.
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