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Recapping the Week
The diplomatic assault against the Jewish state at the U.N. has reached new heights in recent months.
- Last May, the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) established an unprecedented, open-ended Commission of Inquiry (COI) intended to permanently target Israel.
- The new commission’s broad mandate, biased leadership and substantial budget assures unremitting attacks on Israel, beginning with the COI’s first report this June.
In Congress: More than 40 members of Congress—Democrats and Republicans—
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urged Secretary of State Blinken to “prioritize reversing” the UNHRC’s “discriminatory and unwarranted treatment of Israel,” including eliminating the COI.
America's role: Having rejoined the Council, the United States must now do its utmost to reform it.
The way forward: The Biden administration must pursue a strategy that will end the COI, stop efforts to promote boycotts of Israel, and remove Israel as a permanent UNHRC agenda item.
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For more on the unprecedented COI,
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read the latest AIPAC memo .
Key Stories to Note
U.N. Urged to Open Query into Iran's 1988 Killings and Raisi Role
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PA Hasn't Removed Hateful Content from Textbooks, Producing Worse Content
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Iran’s UAVs Tip the Balance of Power in the Middle East
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Israel Signs onto NASA-led Artemis Program to Land Astronauts on Lunar Surface
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What's Ahead
Sunday: Idan Roll, Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
VIRTUAL EVENT - January 30, 2022 - 12 Pm et
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Idan Roll is Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He joins AIPAC-AIEF Educational Seminar Leader Yossi Garr to discuss his path to politics, his trip to the United States at the end of 2021, and his vision for the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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Meet the Members
Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
VIRTUAL EVENT - February 2, 2022 - 1 pm et
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) joins AIPAC to share his story and discuss his staunch support for the U.S.-Israel relationship in Congress.
Rep. Gottheimer just led an important bipartisan letter, signed by 42 members of Congress, urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken "to prioritize reversing the U.N. Human Rights Council’s discriminatory and unwarranted treatment of Israel."
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What to Watch On-Demand
Shabbat Shalom!
A message from Gil Troy
VIDEO - January 28, 2022
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Shabbat Shalom from author and historian Gil Troy in a snowy Jerusalem!
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Meet Shirly Pinto Kadosh, Israel’s First Deaf Member of Knesset
conversation - january 27, 2022
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Member of Knesset Shirly Pinto Kadosh joined AIPAC-AIEF's Renee Sharon to share her family story, her work to expand accessibility in Israel, and how the U.S. and Israel can learn from each other.
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Meet the Members
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
conversation - january 26, 2022
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) traces his path from his family's farm to a decorated career in the military, and eventually to the halls of Congress. In this conversation, Congressman Bacon shares why he advocates for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship on Capitol Hill, and why veterans are an important voice in American foreign policy.
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Meet the Author
Inbal Arieli: "Chutzpah: Why Israel is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship"
conversation - january 25, 2022
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Inbal Arieli sat down with AIPAC to discuss Israeli innovation and her book
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Chutzpah: Why Israel is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schachter on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
VIDEO - January 27, 2022
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Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter remembers the 6 million and those who bravely liberated the survivors of the Holocaust as we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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What to Listen to
Israel from the Inside
A Conversation with Natalie Marcus
PODCAST - Daniel Gordis
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A conversation with Natalie Marcus, a highly acclaimed, award-winning, screenwriter and director based in Tel Aviv.
Marcus has been a writer and showrunner in Israel’s highest-rated, comedy, satire, and drama series. Marcus is currently writing for the 4th season of Fauda (Netflix) and the 2nd season of Tehran (Apple TV). Marcus is also the creator and showrunner of the acclaimed historically themed sketch show The Jews are Coming, winner of the Israeli Academy Award for the best entertainment show.
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Join our Israel from the Inside network and get notified when more content from Rabbi Daniel Gordis is posted to the AIPAC app.
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The Jerusalem Post Podcast
Netanyahu plea deal?; A conversation with Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan
PODCAST - The Jerusalem Post
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After the Colleyville synagogue hostage situation and ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk about antisemitism and the Holocaust.
Plus: Is the latest news on Netanyahu's trial bad news for the coalition?
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Click here to join The Jerusalem Post Podcast network for more podcast episodes.
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Dr. Seth Frantzman breaks down Iranian-backed attacks on the UAE
PODCAST - Dr. Seth Frantzman
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This week, Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen launched two ballistic missiles at an airbase in the UAE where 2,000 American troops are stationed. Dr. Seth Frantzman joins AIPAC to provide insight and analysis.
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