Who were they? An Arab, a Druze and two Christians. What was their target? To defend the Jewish state from the bigotry of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement.
They said stories of Israeli oppression of minorities do not reflect their lives, and their military experiences have not included crimes against Palestinians. Minorities in Israel, citizens or not, are treated with dignity, they said.
Last month, a group of advocates for Israel toured the United States, making several stops in Central Texas. The delegation members, from Reservists on Duty, might have seemed unlikely though, because none are Jewish.
Israel’s minorities are cynically exploited by anti-Israel propagandists, so it became my hope that a group of minority activists would be able to counter these lies by sharing their personal stories.
In the latest college campus controversy involving Israel’s minority populations, police at the University of Minnesota arrested an unidentified woman Oct. 24 for disrupting a pro-Israel student group’s event featuring Arab Israelis who served in the IDF.
Four Israel Defense Force (IDF) reservists from the country’s non-Jewish religious minorities praised their military service and their country at the American Jewish University on Sunday night.
A delegation of Israeli Arabs who are fighting the delegitimization of the Jewish state on college campuses remain committed to sharing their message in the United States, despite facing threats back home and unexpected obstacles from allies abroad.
One delegation member told 'The Jerusalem Post' that he received threats to be 'burned alive.'
Group of Israeli minorities, including Muslims and Palestinian, targeted in campaign of online harassment after news of their impending delegation to US universities broke out; 'I received threats saying I should be burned,' says one participant.
Elkhoury is part of a delegation of the Reservists on Duty (RoD) organization, defending Israel’s reputation in the corridors and halls of higher education.
Who were they? An Arab, a Druze and two Christians. What was their target? To defend the Jewish state from the bigotry of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement.
They said stories of Israeli oppression of minorities do not reflect their lives, and their military experiences have not included crimes against Palestinians. Minorities in Israel, citizens or not, are treated with dignity, they said.
Last month, a group of advocates for Israel toured the United States, making several stops in Central Texas. The delegation members, from Reservists on Duty, might have seemed unlikely though, because none are Jewish.
Israel’s minorities are cynically exploited by anti-Israel propagandists, so it became my hope that a group of minority activists would be able to counter these lies by sharing their personal stories.
In the latest college campus controversy involving Israel’s minority populations, police at the University of Minnesota arrested an unidentified woman Oct. 24 for disrupting a pro-Israel student group’s event featuring Arab Israelis who served in the IDF.
Four Israel Defense Force (IDF) reservists from the country’s non-Jewish religious minorities praised their military service and their country at the American Jewish University on Sunday night.
A delegation of Israeli Arabs who are fighting the delegitimization of the Jewish state on college campuses remain committed to sharing their message in the United States, despite facing threats back home and unexpected obstacles from allies abroad.
One delegation member told 'The Jerusalem Post' that he received threats to be 'burned alive.'
Group of Israeli minorities, including Muslims and Palestinian, targeted in campaign of online harassment after news of their impending delegation to US universities broke out; 'I received threats saying I should be burned,' says one participant.
Elkhoury is part of a delegation of the Reservists on Duty (RoD) organization, defending Israel’s reputation in the corridors and halls of higher education.
אנחנו צריכים את עזרתכם בשביל להמשיך לעשות את העבודה שלנו. אם אתם מעריכים את הפעילות שלנו, אנא שקלו לתרום.
אנחנו צריכים את עזרתכם בשביל להמשיך לעשות את העבודה שלנו. אם אתם מעריכים את הפעילות שלנו, אנא שקלו לתרום.
הירשמו לרשימת התפוצה שלנו כדי לקבל עדכונים שוטפים על הפעילות שלנו והמאבק נגד תנועת החרם.
