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75 Years of Independence: Israel at a Crossroads

Jun 11, 10:00 am

Temple Israel, Boston

Free

New Israel Fund

Sunday, June 11 10:00am - 12:00pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02215

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Voices From Our Community

5/1/2023 Top Pick

Israel at 75: Don’t Look Away

Governing in the face of unprecedented protests and chaos, Israel’s ruling coalition is banking on the apathy that American Jews have so reliably presented when faced with Israel’s flaws.

By Dan Brosgol

4/28/2023 Top Pick

Hope in Action

By Jeremy BurtonFor Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

4/28/2023 Top Pick

How Israel’s Political Crisis Took Center Stage at Jewish Conference

“We’re living at a time of so many crises and so much painful brokenness,” said Rabbi Marc Baker. “It can feel like things are falling apart.”

By Ben SalesFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

4/20/2023 Top Pick

The Wonder and Weight of Israel at 75

This fracturing and friction within Israeli society is a cloud hovering over this momentous moment.

By Jeremy BurtonFor Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

4/17/2023 Top Pick

Israel at 75: Marking a Milestone in Turbulent Times

By Ruth Kaplan

3/31/2023 Top Pick

Our Commitment to the People of Israel

For JCRC, our position has always been a commitment to support a safe, secure, Jewish and democratic state of Israel.

By Jeremy BurtonFor Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

News & Resources

5/18/2023 Top Pick

Israeli Protests: Cause For Encouragement, Not Fear

Boston-area experts see the protests in Israel as a healthy sign of democracy, and do not fear that they may encourage antisemitism.

By Rich TenorioFor JewishBoston

5/11/2023 Top Pick

Low Prospects for a Compromise Between Opposition and Coalition

This month we found a slight rise in optimism regarding both the future of democratic rule in Israel and the future of national security.

By Professor Tamar Hermann & Dr. Or AnabiFor The Israel Democracy Institute

5/11/2023 Top Pick

Update on Situation in Israel

A shaky unofficial ceasefire marred by intermittent rocket launches seems to be holding in Israel after two days of massive rocket fire against Israeli targets.

By Rebecca CaspiFor Jewish Federations of North America

5/9/2023 Top Pick

‘Shield and Arrow’ Seeks To Re-Establish Israeli Deterrence

The “severe” surprise attack on the Gaza-based terror group sends the message that Israel “won’t be subject to PIJ’s formulas,” says IDF spokesman.

By Yaakov LappinFor JNS

Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

4/28/2023 Top Pick

In Show of Force, 200,000 Urge Gov’t Not To Abandon Overhaul Amid Compromise Talks

While Thursday’s was the first rally of this magnitude by pro-overhaul activists, organizers sought to demonstrate that they represent the majority opinion on the issue.

By Lazar BermanFor The Times of Israel

4/26/2023 Top Pick

On Israel’s Independence Day, Its Flag Has Taken on New Meaning

Israel’s quintessential national symbol has taken on a different meaning for some, as the hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have made the flag the icon of their cause.

By Ben SalesFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

4/25/2023 Top Pick

Israel Ushers in 75th Independence Day in Shadow of Upheaval

Israel marked its 75th Independence Day on Tuesday under the pall of societal fissures exposed by the hardline government’s contentious policies.

By The Times of Israel

Jerusalem, Israel - January 15, 2017: The chamber of deputies in the Israeli Parliament is arranged with desks in a semi-circle, and a computer screen for each member.

4/3/2023 Top Pick

The Latest on Judicial Reform in Israel

The latest webinar in our series focuses on the prime minister’s decision to pause the legislative process.

By Jewish Federations of North America

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