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The words of Simon Deng, once a Sudanese slave, addressing the Durban Conference in NY.
I came to protest this Durban conference which is based on a set of lies. It is organized by nations who are themselves are guilty of the worst kinds of oppression.
It will not help the victims of racism. It will only isolate and target the Jewish state. It is a tool of the enemies of Israel. The UN has itself become a tool against Israel. For over 50 years, 82 percent of the UN General Assembly emergency meetings have been about condemning one state - Israel. Hitler couldn't have been made happier. read more

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a TV screen as Lebanese released prisoners from Israeli jails, left, sit on a stage during celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Nasrallah greeted the five Lebanese militants freed by Israel

Iranian Revolutionary Guards to Hezbollah: Hands off Israel

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander reportedly ordered Hezbollah not to attack Israel. Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guards' special Quds Force, is quoted as telling Hassan Nasrallah, the commander of Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist group, "Any attack would depict them as victims and us as unjust aggressors, which would mobilize the public sympathy for them." Suleimani's remarks were translated by Ali Alfoneh, an Iran expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative Washington-based think tank.

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Israel Task Force Meets with Representative Lois Capps
The Israel Task Force, which includes leaders of major Jewish organizations in Santa Barbara, met with Rep. Lois Capps on Wednesday, April 8 to voice its concern over her position on the United States' relationship with Israel. Our discussion focused on three issues. read more

The Jewish Agency for Israel, which is supported by Jewish Federations, is this week hosting a culinary tour of the Jewish state with four world-renowned New Orleans chefs, including TV star John Besh. The chefs will visit Tel Aviv restaurants, prepare meals for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, hold cooking classes for aspiring Israeli chefs and cater the opening of the boardwalk in Rosh Ha’ayin, New Orleans’ sister city. Planned in cooperation with the IDF, Israel’s Ministry of Tourism and the Union of Israeli Chefs, the trip is part of the Jewish Agency’s Partnership 2000 (P2K) initiative, which connects Jewish communities and Federations with Israeli communities.

 

Learn more about the Jewish Agency’s P2K program.

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The Santa Barbara Jewish Community Foundation is proud to announce an expansion of our grant making opportunites, consolidating our funds under the umbrella of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. read more