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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Rachel Lerner, J Street
[mailto:info@jstreet.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 16, 2010 12:06
PM<BR><B>To:</B> leeloe@igc.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Heroes<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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stand strong for our values <BR><BR></SPAN></B></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">Lee --</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">Have you ever met someone
who by the strength of their moral fiber, the inspiration of their action,
or the power of their words is changing the course of the world for the
better?<BR><BR>On the opening night of J Street's "Giving Voice to our
Values" conference this February, you'll have a chance to hear from real
heroes who are giving voice to their values in the pursuit of lasting
peace and security in the Middle East.<BR><BR>We'll hear from Dr.
Abuelaish who, after losing three daughters when an Israeli artillery
shell struck his Gaza home during the recent war, is turning his
unspeakable tragedy into a message of peace. [1]<BR><BR>We'll hear from
Peter Beinart, whose argument that young American Jews are tuning out from
Israel because of the failure of conventional U.S. Jewish organizations to
allow for spirited debate on Israel policy has upended and transformed the
debate in our community. [2]<BR><BR>And we'll hear from organizers of the
Sheikh Jarrah protests in East Jerusalem, where young Israelis and
Palestinians are coming together to protest counterproductive Israeli
actions in East Jerusalem in one of the most vibrant and inspiring stories
on the political left in Israel. [3]<BR><BR>This is just a taste of what
you'll find at J Street's National Conference in Washington, DC this
February 26 - March 1.<BR><BR><B>Will you join me and thousands of others
in Washington in two months to honor these heroes of our movement and to
give voice to your values at this critical time?</B><BR><BR><A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B3mb2S12Dbw4bJUcII418WUKTLs8w%2Fh2">Click
here to learn more about the conference and register via our special
conference website. </A><BR><BR><A
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aid is available</A> and there is a <A
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out speakers and the schedule at our special conference website.
</A><BR> <BR><B>This is no time for the faint of
heart.</B><BR><BR>Negotiations have broken down in favor of more
settlements and more delay, putting hope for a two-state solution on
knifes' edge.<BR> <BR>All the while, the far right in Israel is
pushing ahead with an agenda of intolerance with extremist rabbis making
rulings that Israeli Jews shouldn't rent or sell property to Israel's Arab
citizens. <BR> <BR>But there are those who are fighting back. More
than 800 rabbis -- many of them members of J Street's Rabbinic Cabinet --
signed a letter opposing the rabbis' ruling. [4]<BR> <BR>And voices
like Peter Beinart, Dr. Abuelaish, and organizers of the Sheikh Jarrah
protests are paving a way forward for our movement.<BR> <BR>These
voices of inspiration are giving voice to their values, providing courage
at a time when far too many of our leaders are choosing the easy way out.
Now, it's our turn.<BR> <BR><A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rNz4Dxsgl1Pm3T2dB%2BTPD2UKTLs8w%2Fh2">Click
here to join us in Washington this February to give voice to your
values.</A><BR><BR>I look forward to meeting you there,</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">- Rachel, Carinne, Daniel,
Hadar, Isaac, Jeremy, Nan and the rest of the J Street Team<BR>December
16, 2010</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">[1] "<A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OhAX7RfLrgXNbFYCm6jvaGUKTLs8w%2Fh2">Gazan
Doctor and Peace Advocate Loses 3 Daughters to Israeli Fire and Asks
Why</A>," By Dina Kraft. The New York Times, January 17, 2009.<BR><BR>[2]
"<A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=iC3Twkf6CDLShd7NSbOAs2UKTLs8w%2Fh2">The
Failure of the American Jewish Establishment</A>," by Peter Beinart. The
New York Review of Books, June 10, 2010. <BR><BR>[3] "<A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=E8ZcDkfryzO0IIBW0KmRvWUKTLs8w%2Fh2">Why
are Israelis Demonstrating in Sheikh Jarrah</A>?" Ir Amim. Huffington
Post, February 4, 2010.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">[4] "<A
href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=uu3b8Z4lKZ4NGgKZByNNxRv1v%2FyWBcZi">Hundreds
of rabbis around the world decry anti-Arab religious ruling</A>," by
Haaretz Service. Haaretz, December 14, 2010.</P>
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