Mercaz News

Focus Project: Jewish Fear and Suffering Intensifies in Israel and America

Posted on October 18, 2023

“Hamas is a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews.” – President Biden As Israel mourns its losses and attempts to rescue hostages, it faces mounting threats from new directions. While a second U.S. carrier fleet steams toward the Middle East, 2,000 American troops are on their way and President Biden’s visit shows […]

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#BlueRibbonsforIsrael

Posted on October 17, 2023

Join the Blue Ribbon Campaign, organized by JFNA and co-sponsored by USCJ and the RA, to show support and solidarity for the safe return of the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists in Israel. Learn more here or fill out this form to join as a sponsoring organization. Place your bulk ribbon order by clicking here. […]

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#KidnppedFromIsrael

Posted on October 16, 2023

BH, Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1, 5784 October 16, 2023 “I seek my brothers” (Genesis 37:16) On Shabbat, Shemini Atzeret, 22 Tishrei/October 7, with the infiltration of terrorists from Gaza into Israeli border communities, where they brutally attacked residents, approximately 200 innocent civilians, including infants, children, women, and the elderly, were abducted, many of them beaten, injured, […]

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Solidarity with Israel and Latest Updates: A Community Wide Briefing

Posted on October 14, 2023

On Friday, October 13, the AJC held a community wide briefing, “Solidarity with Israel and Latest Updates.” You can view the briefing on the AJC website. (Please note: external speakers featured represent their individual beliefs and are not speaking as representatives of the sponsoring organizations.) In addition, the AJC is providing these additional resources: Community-Wide […]

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AZM launches Israel Emergency Relief Fund

Posted on October 12, 2023

Yesterday the AZM Leadership Cabinet approved the creation of an AZM Israel Emergency Relief Fund to support crisis response work on the ground in Israel, in close partnership with the World Zionist Organization. The link for fund information and donations is: https://azm.org/israel-relief/. We will be sharing this widely with our network as well as with […]

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Remarks by President Biden on the Terrorist Attacks in Israel

Posted on October 11, 2023

October 11, 2023 Friends, As President Biden said during his remarks yesterday, “the terrorist attacks in Israel have brought to the surface painful memories and the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide of the Jewish people.” “So, in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. And we will […]

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Special Briefing with Major General (res) Noam Tibon

Posted on October 11, 2023

Better understand the current situation in Israel and the IDF’s next steps based on the analysis of Major Tibon, who spent his military career specializing in counterterrorism and internal security. In the surprise attack on Israel which took place on October 7, Hamas terrorists penetrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz, where his son Amir Tibon and family […]

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World Zionist Organization Opens Aid Hotline

Posted on October 11, 2023

Dear friends, At the peak of our holiday festivities, the State of Israel awoke to an unprecedented attack against its citizens. Rockets were fired in all directions, our sovereign territory was invaded, entire families were wiped out in their homes, children were severely harmed, and civilians and families were abducted and taken to Gaza, the […]

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Conference of Presidents Stand in Support of Israel

Posted on October 10, 2023

The Conference of Presidents Stand United in Support of Israel October 9, 2023, New York, NY … Below, please find a statement from Harriet P. Schleifer, Chair, and William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, followed by a consensus statement from 48 Conference of Presidents Member Organizations: “The brutal, […]

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