This afternoon, at 1Pm , I sat in on a Conference Call with Colonel Grisha Yakubovich of the Civilian Coordination Department COGAT( the coordination of Government Activities in the Territories) who spoke about Israel’s humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza. Though Israel has been warning the Gaza population prior to firing upon them, the Israeli’s are … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Hamas rejects cease fire! The Update
It makes me angry when I read various leaders condemnation of Israel’s treatment of the Gaza population. Ban Ki Moon, condemns the Gaza rockets terrorizing Israel but condemns Israel for retaliating. From what I’ve heard from Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States on a conference call with Pastor John Haggie 7/10/14 , sponsored … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Christians United for Israel and my thoughts on Cease Fire
This is what’s happening on the ground in Israel. Hamas targets Israeli civilians for destruction. Israeli citizens have 60 sec to respond, get to the nearest bomb shelter and wait for the all clear signal to return to normal life. When Israel bombs Gaza, they text the Hamas leadership and others to clear the population … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Stand with Israel
You can overplay your hand. What do I mean? Yesterday morning, 7/9/14, I listened to WNYC while they were interviewing a spokesman for Hamas. I don’t know the names of either the interviewer or the spokesperson, but we were horrified by his candid description of his ideological beliefs. He was asked about the kidnapping and … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: An Update on Operation Protective Edge
Dear readers, it is with a heavy heart that I resume writing today. I had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call with Lt. Colonel Peter Lerner of the Israeli Defense Forces, once again. (The first time was after the kidnapping and murder of the 3 Israeli teens.). Israel is trying to restrain … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: An update on The Gaza offensive by Lt Col Peter Lerner
This morning I chose to sit in on a conference call with other Americans, Israeli’s and a Lt. Colonel from the IDF. We are all concerned about the fate of the three teenagers and wish the safe return of Gil-ad Shaar (16 yrs old), Naftali Frenkel (16 yrs old, holding dual citizenship with America ) … More PUBLIC ADVOCACY: Three Teenagers were “kidnapped” in Israel! How do we choose to respond?