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Tag Archives: Birthright
New survey shows overwhelming number of Israelis believe Birthright has critical role in bolstering Israel’s overall security and ties with Jews around the world
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Taglit-Birthright ‘most influential organization’ in Diaspora-Israel relations February 23, 2023 An overwhelming majority of Israelis believe that the Birthright Israel organization, also known as Taglit, is the most influential entity affecting the relationship between … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Birthright, Taglit-Birthright
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“Launched in 2016 and funded by conservative US gentiles and Jews, the Passages program aims to shape the next generation of Christian leaders and shore up support for Jewish State”
TIMES OF ISRAEL US Christian students come to Holy Land to connect to biblical and modern Israel by Renee Ghert-Zand January 14, 2020 Five hundred college students streamed into a large party venue in southern Jerusalem with a panoramic view … Continue reading
Not Birthright: “Those who go on the J Street tour will probably be a self-selected group who are already radicalized”
JNS Its planned Israel trip explains why J Street is losing the fight with the far-left by Jonathan Tobin March 15, 2019 The announcement from the J Street lobby that it plans to sponsor a free trip this summer for … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Birthright, J Street, J Street U
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“Among the most powerful ingredients of a Birthright experience is the six to eight young Israelis, including Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers, who come along on every trip”
JNS Relevant, responsive, ready: Birthright at 19, still growing strong by Deborah Fineblum February 22, 2019 For Birthright Israel, 2018 was nothing short of a banner year—a year that accomplished something organizers could only have dreamed of back in 1999. … Continue reading
“We were officially kicked off of Birthright”
ELDER OF ZIYON How immoral do you have to be to lie about Birthright? January 29, 2019 In the Jewish Journal/Sun Sentinel of Florida, Rabbi Bruce Warshal writes a quite false op-ed about Birthright…”Two hours later, I stood on a … Continue reading
“AIPAC only has fig-leaf tours of the heartland, and of the hundreds of speakers at their yearly Policy Conference, there are few representatives from Judea and Samaria, and fewer sessions dealing with the topic of the “settlements.”
FORWARD Angry That Airbnb Is Boycotting The Settlements? So Is Birthright by Yishai Fleisher December 3, 2018 …For all our righteous indignation at how Airbnb is treating Jewish homeowners in Judea and Samaria, Jewish organizations have been de-listing and de-platforming … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged AIPAC, Airbnb, Birthright, Jewish Federation of North America, Yishai Fleisher
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#BDS is “targeting the most politically liberal wing of American Judaism, which already feels slighted over its treatment by Israeli rabbinate and government”
ALGEMEINER BDS Advocates Try to Split the Jewish Community From Israel by Alexander Joffe August 1, 2018 …Despite the recent incidents, Birthright officials have announced that they will not vet applicants. This decision also demonstrates the impossible dilemmas that BDS creates … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged BDS, Birthright, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Taglit-Birthright
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Birthright “As a trickle of activists leave the free rite of passage to protest a ‘one-sided’ narrative, others say their trips were marked by a 360-degree look at contentious issues”
TIMES OF ISRAEL Sometimes Birthright trips do address the ‘occupation.’ But is sometimes enough? by Cathryn J. Prince July 24, 2018 …”They talk about the conflict but they also want you to fall in love with Israel, maybe to move … Continue reading
Yishai Fleisher: “Twice this summer, a number of students have filmed themselves walking off their Birthright trips”
FORWARD I’m A Settler Who Defends The Birthright Walkouts by Yishai Fleisher July 19, 2018 …But while many believe that IfNotNow’s left-wing walkouts of Birthright trips may be nothing more than a rude publicity stunt, there is something just and accurate … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Birthleft, Birthright, IfNotNow, Yishai Fleisher
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Here’s a Birthright Trip Michael Chabon could get behind
JERUSALEM POST Left-wing NGO crashes Birthright group to spread ‘anti-Occupation’ info by Jeremy Sharon June 28, 2018 A group of five activists from the far-left IfNotNow Jewish organization infiltrated a Birthright group currently in Israel this week, and offered a tour … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Birthright, IfNotNow, Not Just a Free Trip, Taglit-Birthright
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