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Subject: New Lebanese president 'icing on the cake' of Hezbollah's consolidation of power From: JNS News <editorans.org> To: <[email protected]> Sent Thursday, November 3, 2016 8:48:10 PM NOVEMBER 3. 2016 simemmiimi on New Lebanese president 'icing on the cake' of Hezbollah's consolidation of power Trump affirms Christian Zionist letter calling for U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem —j UC president Napolitano blasted over anti-Zionism on campuses [/-7 President Michel Aoun. N Le ba re se New Lebanese president 'icing on the cake' of Hezbollah's consolidation of power By Sean Savage/JNS.org The Lebanese parliament elected as its president Michael Aoun, a retired general from the Lebanese Civil War, is a polarizing figure whose Christian political party, the Free Patriotic Movement, is an ally of the terror group and political party Hezbollah. What does this mean for Israel? Read more. EFTA_R1_00026393 EFTA01738678 EZZ Trump affirms Christian Zionist letter calling for U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem (JNS.org) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has signed onto a pro-Israel letter, presented to him by a Christian Zionist group, calling for, among other things, the U.S. Embassy to be moved to Jerusalem. The letter was initiated by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, a Christian Zionist organization, and its network, the American Christian Leaders for Israel (ACLI), which represents 60 million evangelical Christians. In the letter, the ACLI asked both presidential candidates to affirm the following: relocate the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, renew and strengthen America's Memorandum of Understanding with Israel, combat efforts to boycott. divest or sanction Israel, monitor and impose any new sanctions on Iran and oppose any outside solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -The vast majority of the American people support Israel, and it is our responsibility to make sure that the next president of the United States reflects the will of people and stands in friendship with the nation and people of Israel," the letter stated. Susan Michael, the ICEJ's U.S. director, said "the policies Mr. Trump has agreed to will enhance Israel's standing in the world and directly benefit the United States in security, innovation, EFTA_R1_00026394 EFTA01738679 technology, and intelligence." The ACLI letter was signed by Evangelical leaders representing diverse groups and denominations, including Hispanic and African American Christians; among them Jerry Johnson. CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters: Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition; Rev. Sam Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference: Penny Nance, CEO of Concerned Women for America; Rev. Harry Jackson, presiding bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches; Jane Hansen Hoyt. president of AGLOW International; James Dobson. president of Family Talk Radio; Janet Parshall, nationally- syndicated talk show host, and Jim Showers, executive director of The Friends of Israel. Republican nominee Donald Trump and Israeli ATM. Minister Benjamin Netanyanu BACK TO TO ARTICLE INDEX UC president Napolitano blasted over anti-Zionism on campuses (JNS.org) Two letters were sent this week to University of Califomia system president Janet Napolitano calling on her to address a disturbing rise of anti-Zionism on UC campuses. EFTA_R1_00026395 EFTA01738680 In a Nov. 1 letter, spearheaded by AMCHA Initiative, more than 175 faculty and 47 religious. civil rights, education and research organizations representing thousands of concerned students. parents and alumni demanded Napolitano "stop faculty from using the classroom as a pulpit for anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist political advocacy and activism." -UC students have long shared personal anecdotes of teachers who engage in anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic advocacy and activism in the classroom," stated Tammi Rossman-Benjamin. AMCHA's director and a UC faculty member. *However. the corruption is now public and can no longer be ignored.' On many UC campuses, 'entire departments. including department chairs tasked with approving courses. are dominated by instructors who have publicly endorsed a boycott of Israeli universities and scholars, and regularly use university funds and academic programming to promote BDS. AMCHA said in a statement. A second letter, also addressed to the UC president Tuesday. was sent by the Alums for Campus Faimess, from 590 UC alumni, who are 'deeply concerned about the misuse of UC classrooms by certain faculty and student instructors to indoctrinate students to their anti-Zionist agenda, and to wage a partisan campaign against the Jewish state of Israel.' University of California system president Janet Napo/Elena. EFTA_R1_00026396 EFTA01738681 BACK TO ARTICLE INDEX JNS NEWS: A wide-ranging weekly update on the Middle East and the Jewish woildr V(1491,440R9 I Vklatio_ULPICAP I FOrwaid %Abend Copyright 12016l" All rights reserved JNS 214 Lincoln St. Suite 418 Allston. 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