I Digest Vol 8 No 1 8 January 2009
1. The view from Britain -45 anti-Semitic incidents logged
2. Mass rallies In Manchester and London
3. Britain Turns Ugly – Melanie Phillips
4. Just Journalism analysis
5. Summary of rocket fire and mortar shelling on Israel
6. The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
7. Essay- Did Israel Use "Disproportionate Force" in Gaza?
8. Worldwide Rallies and Events for Peace and Solidarity with Israel
1. The view from Britain
The Community Security Trust, which is responsible for the safety of Jews in Britain, has now logged 45 anti-Semitic incidents - most of them in London and Manchester has also noted the emergence of anti-Semitic graffiti in Jewish areas across London.
These stories can be found at:
Attempted Arson at London Shul As Hate Soars
http://www.totallyjewish.com/news/national/c-10918/attempted-arson-at-london-shul-as-hate-soars/
Synagogue set alight during rise in anti-Semitic attacks in London
2. END HAMAS TERROR!
MASS RALLY IN MANCHESTER AT ALBERT SQUARE
SUNDAY 11TH JANUARY 2009
11 am - 12 noon
ASSEMBLE 10.40am PROMPT
WE NEED A MASSIVE ATTENDANCEEVERYONE YOU KNOW
For further information call the rally hotline - 0161 795 7050
Email - [log in to unmask]
MASS RALLY IN LONDON AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE
SUNDAY 11TH JANUARY 2009
11 am - 12 noon
ASSEMBLE 10.40am PROMPT
WE NEED A MASSIVE ATTENDANCEEVERYONE YOU KNOW
For more information contact:
020 7543 5428 [log in to unmask]
3. Britain Turns Ugly – Melanie Phillips
So let's get this clear. You produce claims that Israel is slaughtering hundreds of civilians in 'carnage' in Gaza, even though the vast majority of the dead are said by both Israel and the UN to be Hamas operatives. You ignore totally the Hamas operatives and you focus instead emotively on the dead children and grieving parents.
You make no mention whatsoever of the fact that Hamas are hiding their arsenals in and under civilian houses and apartments, in schools and hospitals and ambulances and mosques, thus making the inhabitants targets for Israeli forces trying to destroy the infrastructure of terror; instead you blame Israel for the deaths of those inhabitants.
You fail to report that Hamas are herding Gazan civilians, including children, into buildings from where they are firing missiles at Israeli soldiers in order that the civilians should be killed; instead you blame Israel for the deaths of those civilians and those children………
To read the article in full:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3215641/britain-turns-ugly.thtml
4. Just Journalism
Analysis of UK News media reporting of Israel including the BBC
http://www.justjournalism.com/
Latest featured analysis
Transcript of BBC Ten O'clock News
BBC TV, January 5 2009 by Jeremy Bowen
TV report on Israel's Gaza operations
SHORTCOMINGS: FAILURE TO SEPARATE COMMENT AND OPINION FROM NEWS-REPORTIN...
http://www.justjournalism.com/media-analysis/p1999_articleid/197
Pure politics is driving this war
The Independent, January 1 2009
Opinion piece about Israel's Gaza operations
SHORTCOMINGS: FACTUAL ERROR
http://www.justjournalism.com/media-analysis/p1999_articleid/195
Why bombing Ashkelon is the most tragic irony
The Independent, December 30 2008 by Robert Fisk
Opinion piece critical of Israel's Gaza operations
SHORTCOMINGS: FAILURE TO SEPARATE COMMENT AND OPINION FROM NEWS-REPORTING...
http://www.justjournalism.com/media-analysis/p1999_articleid/192
Report: Facts and Figures - Quarter 3 2008
Summary of key findings
* The UK press continues to put Israel high on its agenda - 1 in 2 newspaper editions carries at least one story
* The Israel-related stories receiving the most coverage in Q3 were Iran-Israel relations, the Kadima leadership and the Prisoner exchange
* Comment and editorial pieces are twice as likely to be negative as positive
* The Guardian has the highest proportion of critical comment and editorial pieces, with 53% negative, 6% positive and 41% neutral
* There were nearly three times as many authored articles on the BBC News website portraying Israel negatively than positive.
* The greatest number of breaches of journalistic standards occurred on the BBC News Website and in The Independent
* The most common breach was 'Lack of context by exclusion of relevant information and facts' - 75% of all breaches in Q3
* The number of individual breaches fell by 35% - from 43 last quarter to 28 this quarter This quarterly report analyses Israel-related coverage in the media from July to September 2008 (Q3).
To read the report in full:
http://www.justjournalism.com/plugins/p1999_media_special_articles/pdf/1640_Q3Report_03.pdf
5. Summary of rocket fire and mortar shelling on Israel
Information can be found here:
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/ipc_e007.pdf
And here
And here:
http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=hsJPK0PIJpH&b=689705&ct=6479919
6. The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/home/default.asp
Hamas Exploitation of Civilians as Human Shields
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_e028.pdf
7. Essay- Did Israel Use "Disproportionate Force" in Gaza?
By Dore Gold – Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
To read the essay in full:
8. Worldwide Rallies and Events for Peace and Solidarity with Israel
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Audio and Transcript from Jan. 5 Conference Call with Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Gillerman
Israeli Officials and Experts Available for Comment
Sderot and Area Contacts Available for Comment
Videos from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Free Photos
Friday, January 9, 2009:
Chicago, IL:
We Stand With Israel Community Rally
Date: Friday, Jan. 9, 2009
Time: 12 p.m. (noon)
Location: Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Adams) in downtown Chicago
Sponsoring organizations: Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Contact: 312-357-4770 or [log in to unmask]
Web site: www.juf.org
Berkeley, CA
Date: Every Friday
Time: 12-1 pm
Location: Bancroft and Telegraph in Berkeley. (Right outside UC Berkeley)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Scotch Plains, NJ
Evening of Solidarity with the People of Israel
Date: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Wilf Jewish Community Campus
1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains
Sponsoring organizations:
Contact: Felice Maranz at (908) 889-5335, ext. 304 or [log in to unmask]
Web site: www.jewishjerseycentral.org
Albuquerque, NM
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time: 12 pm
Location: Old Town , Albuquerque Park
Philadelphia
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: Keneseth Israel
Street: Old York Rd. and Township Line Rd., Elkins Park, PA
Scotch Plains, NJ
Date: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Wilf Jewish Community Campus
1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ
Sunday, January 11, 2009:
New York City, NY:
Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Trafalgar Square
Subways: 4, 5, 6 ot 7 to: Grand Central Station
Sponsoring organizations: Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and UJA Federation of New York
Contact: (212) -983-4800 ext. 158 or [log in to unmask]
Web site: www.jcrcny.org
Los Angeles,CA
Demonstrate your support of Israel's right's to defend itself against Hamas
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Federal Building in Westwood L.A. Street Veteran and Wilshire
StandWithUs, in cooperation with the ILC, the Los Angeles Jewish Federation, the Board of Rabbis, and many other wonderful groups, synagogues and churches
Contact: [log in to unmask]
Phone: (310).836.6140
Web: http://www.standwithus.com/
South Palm Beach County, FL:
Community Gathering
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sponsored by: the JCRC and Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
Time: 10:30 am
Contact: JCRC (561) 852-3159
West Palm Beach, FL:
Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches, Kaplan Branch
3151 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL
Sponsoring organizations: Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Jewish Community Relations Council, JCC Palm Beaches, Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis
Contact: 561-242-6671 or e-mail [log in to unmask] to RSVP or for more details
Web site: www.JewishPalmBeach.org
Miami, FL:
A Solidarity Rally for Israel
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Holocaust Memorial
1933 Meridian Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Sponsoring organizations: Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, and the Anti-Defamation League. We are also partnering with many organizations including the American Jewish Congress, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Hadassah, the Jewish National Fund, the Women's International Zionist Organization, Christians United for Israel, and the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews
Confrimed speaker: Consul General of Israel Ofer Bavly
Contact: Carol Brick-Turin, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, at 786.866.8486
Davie, FL
The Jewish Federation of Broward County and the Broward County Board of Rabbis
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Orlove Auditorium, David Posnack Jewish Community Center
5850 S. Pine Island Rd.
Davie, FL 33328
Other Co-sponsors:Anti-Defamation League, Florida Region (ADL), American Jewish Committee-Greater Miami and Broward Chapter (AJC) ,Beth Ahm Israel,David Posnack Jewish Community Center (DPJCC) ,Jewish Family Service (JFS) ,Soref JCC, Temple Bat Yam, Temple Dor Dorim ,Temple Kol Ami-Emanuel Day School
Ormond Beach, FL:
Rally for Israel
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Temple Beth-El
579 N. Nova Rd.
Ormond Beach, FL
Sponsoring organizations: Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties and local area congregations
Contact: Richard Holtz, President of Temple Beth-El & Vice President of Committees URJ-SEC, Phone: (386) -677-2484
Palm Beach, FL:
Community Gathering
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: JCC of Greater Palm Beaches
Sponsored by:Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, the Board of Rabbis, and the JCC
Contact: Luis Fleischman (561) 242-6670
Northern NJ:
We Stand With Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ
Sponsoring organization: UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey
Contact: (201) 820-3900
Web site: www.ujannj.org
Nashville,TN
Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan 11th, 2009
Time: 3.00 p.m.
Location: Legislative Plaza, Nashville
Charlotte Avenue and Deaderick Street
Contact: Laurie Cardoza-Moore, PJTN: (615) 778-0202
Nashville,TN
Israel Solidarity Gathering
Date: January 11,2009
Time:1 p.m.
Location: The Temple, 5015 Harding Rd., Nashville.
Sponsored by:the Jewish Federation of Nashville, The Gordon Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service, Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation, all five Jewish congregations, Vanderbilt Hillel, Chabad at Vanderbilt and other organizations. Contact person: Judy [log in to unmask]
Contact:Judith A. Saks, Community Relations & Communications Director, [log in to unmask]
Jewish Federation of Nashville
801 Percy Warner Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37205
Ph: 615/354-1637
Wilmington, DE:
We Stand with Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center
101 Garden of Eden Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19803
Sponsoring organization: Jewish Federation of Delaware
Contact: Karen Venezky at (302) 427-2100 or [log in to unmask]
Seattle, WA:
Community Gathering
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Temple De Hirsch Sinai
Sponsored by: the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Contact: 206 774-2231
Minneapolis, MN:
Community Gathering
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time:3:00 pm
Location: Sabes JCC
sponsored by the JCRC of Minnesota and the Dakotas, AIPAC, The Minneapolis Jewish Federation, United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul, National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah, Minnesota Rabbinical Association, Christians United for Israel, Minnesotans Against Terrorism, Hillel, Sabes JCC, and St. Paul JCC
Contact:Steve Hunegs (612) 338-7816
Denver, CO
Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 2 pm
Location: Colorado State Capital Building - West side steps
Street: Colfax Ave. & Lincoln St
Monday, January 12, 2009
Portland, OR
Date: Monday, January 12, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Location: Congregation Beth Israel
Street: 1972 NW Flanders
Cleveland, OH
Rally in Support of Israel
Date: Monday, January 12,2009
Time: 12 P.M noon
Location: Public Square in Downtown Cleveland
Co-sponsoring: Jewish Community Federation of Greater Cleveland and area Schools, Congregations and Organizations
Contact: (216)-566-9200
Web site: www.jewishcleveland.org
Cleveland, OH
Rally in Support of Israel
Date: Monday, January 12,2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: B'nai Jeshurun Congregation
Sponsoring: the Ohio Friends of the IDF Briefing
Contact: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 216-831-6555
web: http://www.bnaijeshurun.org
Tuesday, January 13, 2009:
South Bend, IN
Israel Update, Community Briefing with Israel's Deputy Consul General to the Midwest Gershon Kedar
Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: The Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley
3202 Shalom Way
South Bend, IN 46615
Sponsoring Organization: The Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley
Contact: Chaya Segal 574-233-1164
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Amherst, NY
Israel Solidarity Rally
Date: Wednesday, January 14,2009
Time: 7:30 PM.
Location: Temple Beth Zion, Broder Center
700 Sweet Home Rd
Amherst, NY 14226
Sponsored by : the Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo, Buffalo Board of Rabbis, Bureau of Jewish Education, High School of Jewish Studies, Temple Beth Zion, Temple Beth Am, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service, AIPAC Buffalo Council
Contact: Ellen Goldstein, [log in to unmask]
P. 716-886-7750
Direct- 716-886-7754 x 311
F:716-886-1367
www.jfedbflo.com
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Dallas,TX
Date: Sunday January 18, 2009
Time: 2:30 – 3:30
Location: Dealey Plaza
Address: 101 S. Houston St. Dallas, TX
Events in Europe
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Rome, Italy
Date: Jan. 10, 2009
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: Parco di principi hotel
Street: Via Rota Bernardino, 1, 80067 Sorrent
Sunday, January 11, 2009
London, England
Rally of Solidarity With Israel
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Trafalgar Square
Sponsoring organization: Board Of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council
Manchester, UK
End Hamas terror – Peace for the people of Israel and Gaza
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Albert Square
Contact: Jonny Wineberg, T. 0161 720 8721, M. 07930 534422, [log in to unmask]
Frankfurt (Main), Germany
Demonstration for Israel's Right to defend itself and against Hamas Terrorism
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 11 a.m. car corso
Time: 12 a.m. - a Solidarity Rally for the people in Israel
Location: we will (in all probability) meet at the Rebstock grounds (exact location will be disclosed after registration) and then drive in a silent car corso to the Old Opera – "Alte Oper" in Frankfurt where the rally is hold
Sponsoring organizations: DIG Frankfurt, Honestly Concerned e.V., Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland, Jüdische Gemeinde Frankfurt, „I LIKE ISRAEL" (ILI) e.V., B'nai B'rith Schönstadt Loge, Jüdischer Jugend- und Studentenverband Hessen (JJSH), WIZO Deutschland e.V., Jewish Berlin Online (JBO), Pro-Israel-Initiative "neveragain", Koordinierungsrat deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen gegen Antisemitismus (Coordinating Council of German Non-Government Organizations Against Anti-Semitism), Jerusalem Zentrum, ICEJ-Deutscher Zweig e.V., Jüdisches Forum für Demokratie und gegen Antisemitismus, Prozionistische Linke, Jüdische Gemeinde Wiesbaden, Zionistische Organisation Deutschland, AKIM Deutschland e.V., et al.
Contact: for corso register by Email to: [log in to unmask] or by phone: 069-975856-14
Web site: http://honestlyconcerned.info/bin/articles.cgi?ID=PR21909&Category=pr&Subcategory=16
Frankfurt am Main
Demonstration für Israels Recht zur Selbstverteidigung und gegen den Terror der Hamas
Datum: 11. Januar 2009
Zeit: 11:00 Uhr Autocorso
Zeit: 12:00 Uhr Demonstration
Ort: treffen in Rebstock (genauer Ort wird nach Registrierung bekanntgegeben) und dann fahren wir in einem stillen Autokorso zur Alten Oper in Frankfurt wo die Demonstration stattfindet
Organisatoren und Sponsoren: DIG Frankfurt, Honestly Concerned e.V., Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland, Jüdische Gemeinde Frankfurt, „I LIKE ISRAEL" (ILI) e.V., B'nai B'rith Schönstadt Loge, Jüdischer Jugend- und Studentenverband Hessen (JJSH), WIZO Deutschland e.V., Jewish Berlin Online (JBO), Pro-Israel-Initiative "neveragain", Koordinierungsrat deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen gegen Antisemitismus (Coordinating Council of German Non-Government Organizations Against Anti-Semitism), Jerusalem Zentrum, ICEJ-Deutscher Zweig e.V., Jüdisches Forum für Demokratie und gegen Antisemitismus, Prozionistische Linke, Jüdische Gemeinde Wiesbaden, Zionistische Organisation Deutschland, AKIM Deutschland e.V., et al.
Kontakt: Für den Autokorso bitte registrieren per email: [log in to unmask] oder Telefon: 069-975856-14
Webseite: http://honestlyconcerned.info/bin/articles.cgi?ID=PR21909&Category=pr&Subcategory=16
Marseille, France
Demonstration for solidarity with Israel in its fight against Hamas terrorism
Date: Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: in front of the Préfecture de Marseille (Félix Baret Place)
Sponsoring organization: CRIF in Marseille
Contact: Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France, Tél. +33 (0)1 42 17 11 11 or [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.crif.org/?page=articles_display/detail&aid=13110&returnto=accueil/main&artyd=2
Marseille
Manifestation de solidarité avec Israël dans sa lutte face au terrorisme du Hamas
Date: Le dimanche 11 janvier 2009
Heure: à 15 heures
Lieu: devant la Préfecture de Marseille (Place Félix Baret)
Patronage: le CRIF, le Consistoire de Marseille-Provence, le FSJU et l'ensemble des associations juives
Contact: Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France, Tél. +33 (0)1 42 17 11 11, [log in to unmask]
Site web: http://www.crif.org/?page=articles_display/detail&aid=13110&returnto=accueil/main&artyd=2
Berlin, Germany
Support Israel to stop Hamas terror
Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Breitscheidplatz close to Gedächtniskirche
Sponsoring organization: Jüdischen Gemeinde zu Berlin/ Aviva/ der Berliton
Contact: Levi Salomon 030 88 02 8 357, Maya Zehden 030 88 02 8 230; Sharon Adler [log in to unmask], 0179/ 3920 858; Avi Efroni: [log in to unmask], 0176/66151 361; Jörg Fisher-Aharon: [log in to unmask], 0162/1694995
Web site: http://derberliton.de/de/news/latest/support-israel-demo-in-berlin.html
Berlin
Solidarität mit Israel - Stoppt den Terror der Hamas
Datum: Sonntag, 11. Januar 2009
Zeit: 14 Uhr
Ort: Breitscheidplatz an der Gedächtniskirche
Organisatoren und Sponsoren: Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin (JGzB), Sharon Adler – Aviva.de, Avi Efroni, derBerliton.de und weiteren Unterstützer
Kontakt: Levi Salomon 030 88 02 8 357, Maya Zehden 030 88 02 8 230, Sharon Adler [log in to unmask], 0179/ 3920 858; Avi Efroni: [log in to unmask], 0176/66151 361; Jörg Fisher-Aharon [log in to unmask], 0162/1694995
Webseite: http://derberliton.de/de/news/latest/support-israel-demo-in-berlin.html
Monday, January 12, 2009
Vienna, Austria
Against the terror of Hamas – In support of Israel's right of self-defense
Date: January 12, 2009
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: 1010 Vienna, Place of the Jews
Sponsoring organizations: Jewish community and non-Jewish organizations
Web site: http://www.juedische.at/TCgi/_v2/TCgi.cgi?target=home&Param_Kat=16&Param_RB=&Param_Red=11039
Wien
Gegen den Terror der Hamas - Aufruf zur Unterstützung von Israels Selbstverteidigungsrecht
Date: 12. Januar 2009
Time: 18.00 Uhr
Location: 1010 Wien, Judenplatz
Sponsoring organization: Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien unterstützt von jüdischen und nicht-jüdischen Organisationen
Web site: http://www.juedische.at/TCgi/_v2/TCgi.cgi?target=home&Param_Kat=16&Param_RB=&Param_Red=11039
Patron:
The Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks
Advisory Board:
Dr Manfred Gerstenfeld - Chairman of the Board of Fellows, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
Henry Grunwald Q.C. - President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
Amir Lev
John D A Levy - Director of the Academic Study Group on Israel and the Middle East
Andrew R. Marks, M.D. - Columbia University, USA
Dr Robin Stamler
Professor Leslie Wagner CBE
Rt Hon Lord Young of Graffham
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