Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel,

As you know, there are abundant and incessant efforts to undermine, delegitimize and ultimately (G-d forbid) destroy Israel. This is not a reference to missiles fired at Israelis, or other violent acts, but rather indoctrination and propaganda and other similar efforts to win people over to the anti-Israel cause. There was such an event last night at a local college campus, and yesterday at another local college campus, a notorious anti-Israel speaker was featured at a prominent lecture (He reportedly did not discuss Israel during his talk on “Islamophobia”). Greater Philadelphia ZOA, which tries as much as possible to find out in advance about such events, found out about these two particular events via tips from our members and friends. Thus, we were able to have people attending and monitoring them. We are grateful for their help.

We need your help to try to keep pace with Israel’s adversaries. If you learn about anti-Israel or potentially anti-Israel events in our region, please let us know about them, as far in advance as you can. Even if you think to yourself “ZOA must know about this,” as good as we are, we cannot know everything. We also need people who can attend these events, take notes and potentially ask questions to correct and/or challenge the speakers.

Please let us know by email or phone of any such events you find out about, and if you have time to attend any such Israel events, please let us know. Thank you.

Please Call Your Senators To Support President Trump’s Pro-Israel Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Recently, Ambassador-designate David Friedman appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing. First the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote, and then the full Senate will consider his nomination. Senators Booker, Coons and Menendez from our area serve on the Foreign Relations Committee. Please call them and ask that they vote to send Mr. Friedman’s nomination to the full Senate. Please call both of your senators to ask that they confirm Friedman. Please encourage your friends, family, contacts and others – in our region and throughout the nation – to also call both of their senators on behalf of Mr. Friedman. See contact information below.

Thank you.

Pennsylvania:

Sen. Bob Casey: (202) 224-6324

Sen. Pat Toomey: (202) 224-4254

New Jersey:

Sent. Cory Booker: (202) 224-3224

Sen. Robert Menendez: (202) 224-4744

Delaware:

Sen. Tom Carper: (202) 224-2441

Sen. Chris Coons: (202) 224-5042

Other senators:

https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

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Note: pre-registration is required for the above meeting even though it is free.

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Greater Philadelphia ZOA is looking for volunteers to help out at our March 7 quarterly meeting.

We also need volunteers for our “Buy Israel” Israeli Foods, Crafts and Judaica Festival, and to do Internet research and/or make calls.

The research and calls can be done from your home or office.

These are not fundraising calls.

If you have some time and talent you can lend us, please call our Office at 610-660-9466. Thank you.

It is our volunteers who make all of our activities successful.

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What Better Time Than Now To Be Part of the ZOA Family?

Join Us Today!

Greater Philadelphia ZOA is in the middle of our winter membership drive. Please consider becoming a member of the Zionist Organization of America.

This is a special year for ZOA as we celebrate the organization’s 120^th anniversary. We are the oldest and most active organization whose primary mission is helping Israel. Through education, advocacy and outreach ZOA is supporting and defending Israel and also strengthening the mutually beneficial U.S.-Israel relationship and the American Jewish community. Join us and be a part of our family.

If you are already a member, please make sure your annual dues are up-to-date. If you are not sure, contact us and we will check and let you know. It may be time to renew your membership. Please resolve to become more active in Greater Philadelphia ZOA. This is your organization.
Please invite your friends or relatives to join Philadelphia ZOA, and additionally, you can purchase a gift membership for a loved one.
You can join or renew online by clicking the join/donate tab above. Or you can call us at: 610-660-9466.
We value each and every member!

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