Israel Information

Analysis of the News

Hamas

JCRC Backgrounder:
Hamas: Its Ideology and Record
PDFWord

Backgrounder:
Recent Hezbollah and Hamas Attacks on Israel: Questions and Answers
Download PDF – 170 KB

Mash’al: “Before Israel dies, it must be humiliated and degraded.”
MEMRI

Iran

Deter and Contain: Dealing with a Nuclear Iran
by Michael Eisenstadt, Director,
Military & Security Studies Program
Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Iran's Nuclear Program and Negotiations with the EU-3
Emily B. Landau and Ephraim Asculai
Strategi Assessment, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies

Israel/Palestinian Rallies

Analysis: “From the River to the Sea…”
by Aliza Craimer

Special Projects

JIMENA

In 1948, nearly 900,000 Jews - indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa - lived in what are now known as the "Arab States." ~ Today, 99% of these indigenous Jewish communities no longer exist. ~ Arab governments forced us to leave, confiscated our personal and communal property and stripped us of our citizenships.

www.JIMENA.org


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Institute for Curriclum Services

Are you concerned about misinformation and bias on Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the classroom? ICS provides support to students and their families for grades K–12. For more information, please contact Aliza Craimer.

Church Divestment

Statement by Rabbis for Human Rights Opposing Divestment
• PDF

Meretz USA Statement Opposing Divestment
• Word

National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel

Presbyterians Concerned for Jewish Christian Relations

Conversation with…Ethan Felson
JCPA point man with Christian community discusses key issues
Jewish Ledger, 12/16/05

ADL: The Anti-Israel Divestment Campaign
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Links

JCRC Positions

JCRC Statement on the Middle East Crisis (Hezbollah and Hamas)
(July 13, 2006)

JCRC Statement on Hamas Victory in Palestinian Elections
(January 26, 2006)

Consensus Statement on Israel’s Disengagement Plan and the Future of the Peace Process
(June 21, 2005)

Resolution on Advocacy for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries
(December 9, 2003)

Consensus Statement on Iraq
(January 14, 2003)

Religion and State in Israel: Community Objectives and Strategies of Engagement
(June 8, 1999)

Resources

Israel 101
Easy-to-digest one-page fliers; an excellent tool to be used as an introduction to the history and issues of the Arab–Israeli and Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

JCRC’s In-Depth Review of Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land
The film Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land, despite its claims of being an “exposé” of propaganda, is in itself an artful anti-Israel propaganda production, utilizing a variety of well-known, tried-and-true propaganda techniques.

JCRC’s Critical Analysis of the TCI Curriculum on the Middle East
A careful review of this curriculum reveals a number of inaccuracies. This is particularly true in the presentation of the Arab–Israeli conflict. Its manipulation of facts is clearly aimed at producing feelings of sympathy in the students for one side of the conflict, the Palestinian. This is accomplished by utilizing unacceptable pedagogical methods. The result is indoctrination imbedded in the education system.

 

As a Presbyterian minister deeply committed to interfaith respect and service, I cannot imagine the Bay Area without the services of the JCRC. I rely on its staff to be on top of issues that matter to people of all faiths and to stand publicly with people of good will on behalf of a just and humane society. I count on the wise counsel and the moral integrity of the JCRC leadership in times of crisis. The JCRC staff and its supporting organizations are a prophetic voice that brings people together. I am the richer for the privilege of working with JCRC!”

—Local Presbyterian minister