CJP Israel Advocacy
A Program of CJP - Combined Jewish Philanthropies
CJP’s Israel Activism Initiative is telling Israel’s story and helping everyone— from college students to local business leaders—understand the depth of these mutually beneficial ties and the importance of a strong friendship between Israel and the United States.
Our Blogs
What's Behind the Violence in Gaza?
CJP Israel Advocacy executive committee member Jeff Robbins, who also serves as the ADL of New England's chair, published this piece yesterday on Boston.com. It's...
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We Rallied for Israel - Now What?
More than 2,000 people gathered last night, packing a synagogue and filling the vast open spaces with songs, speeches and prayers for Israel. The energy...
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Statement on Israel's Self Defense
CJP/JCRC Joint Statement on Israel's Self Defense Over the past four days alone, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have fired almost 200 rockets and mortars at...
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Why Our Website Will Go Dark on July 27
Forty years ago this summer, 11 athletes and coaches from the Israeli Olympic team were brutally murdered by Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in...
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Visiting Israel's Supreme Court
My absolute favorite fact about the Israeli Supreme Court building is that it was designed by a brother and sister architecture team. As someone who shares only...
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Touring Ofra
At the beginning of our visit to Ofra, we were greeted by a little man wearing a baggy button down shirt, cuffed jeans and well-loved...
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Israel & Overseas
Strolling through the Old City
We started our trip off with an 8 am walking tour of Jerusalem's Old City. I was quite reluctant to start so early after a...
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Blogging from Israel
I'm passionate about three things – eating dessert, going to the beach, and educating people about Israel. Fortunately for me, my upcoming trip to Israel...
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Israel & Overseas
Special Screening: Follow Me - The Yoni Netanyahu Story
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story shares the life of the quiet Israel hero who was once a Harvard poet and brother to a future...
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Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick on Yom Haatzmaut
Gov. Deval Patrick, who last year led an economic trade mission to Israel, spoke last week at a celebration of Israel's independence day - Yom...
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