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From: AICE To: [email protected] Subject: AICE Update: Did the Jews start the first war with the Arabs? Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:18:38 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 0444 214 &bat* E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual IN THIS ISSUE Myths & Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Podcast 2016 Elections The Families Have Been Notified THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY France & Britain Sign Sykes-Picot Agreement (1916) Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Opened (1939) Israel Declares Independence (1948) May Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive 16, 2016 Did the Jews start the first war with the Arabs? The Arabs made clear they would go to war to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state. The chairman of the Arab Higher Committee said the Arabs would "fight for every inch of their country." Two days later, the holy men of Al- Azhar University in Cairo called on the Muslim world to proclaim a jihad (holy war) against the Jews. Jamal Husseini, the Arab Higher Committee's spokesman, had told the UN prior to the partition vote the Arabs would drench "the soil of our beloved country with the last drop of our blood." Click Here to Continue Reading Myths 2012 Facts: The Jerusalem Post Are Young Jews Turning Off to Israel? Judy Maltz recently wrote an interesting article with the premise that young Jews are turning off to Israel because they don't want to get caught up in the political debates on campus between Israel's supporters and their antagonists. Like many other writers who have promoted this theme of the abandonment of Israel by the young, she gets part of the story right, but most of it either wrong or out of context. In fact, what she describes is not new, and not a reflection of any particular social movement or shift in EFTA00692187 See More Jewish attitudes; Jewish students have actually changed very little since History Events AICE PROJECTS 141 U • p To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Pt Ft, at least the 80's when I was a campus activist. Click Here to Read More Podcast Start-Up Nation for the Humanities Damned to be Blessed: Jewish Exile as a Metaphor Host Gilad Halpern and Vivian Liska, professor of German literature and the director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, discuss one of the themes featuring in her forthcoming book, German Jewish Thought and its Aftermath: A Precarious Legacy: How can Jewish thought extract itself from a generations-long paradox that sees exile as a blessing and a curse at the same time? Click Here to Read More 2016 Elections For the Most Comprehensive Perspective on the Presidential Candidates and their Views on Israel: Click Here to Read More The Families Have Been Notified [Hebrew with English Subtitles] EFTA00692188 To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2810 Blaine Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 SafeUnsubscriberm [email protected] Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by in collaboration with EFTA00692189 Constant Contact Try it free today EFTA00692190