Letters INTERNATIONAL Edition 1

Sir, - I was disappointed to see the Women in Green ad cancelling their conference in Israel out of fears of an "imminent" Iraq war. Now is the time for World Jews to show solidarity with Israel. As Mordecai told Hadassah in Esther 4:12-14, "Do not imagine that you, of all the Jews wi...

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author Ruth Martinez, Richard Schwartz, Miriam Birnbaum Kaganoff, Richard Gilmore
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 20.12.2002
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Summary:Sir, - I was disappointed to see the Women in Green ad cancelling their conference in Israel out of fears of an "imminent" Iraq war. Now is the time for World Jews to show solidarity with Israel. As Mordecai told Hadassah in Esther 4:12-14, "Do not imagine that you, of all the Jews will escape with your life by being in the King's palace." On the contrary, if you keep silent in this crisis, relief and deliverance will come from another quarter, while you and your father's house will perish. Sir, - As a strong supporter of Israel's right to live in security and prosperity, a strong opponent of terrorism and other acts of senseless violence, and the father of two daughters living in Israel with their husbands and my seven grandchildren, I was saddened by the November 29 ad from "American Friends of Women in Green," which, headed "LABOR PARTY," ran a picture of Arafat followed by the statement: "Protect Your Family Against Those Who Wish To destroy a Jewish State." To imply that the Labor Party, which has done so much for Israel since its establishment, is allied with those who want to destroy Israel should be beyond the bounds of political discussion.