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From: AICE To: jeevacationggmail.com Subject: AICE Update: Anti-Semites Get a Free Pass on Campus Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:35:08 +0000 The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Ow& 20tiv &beast. E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual RIPS*. RIP IN THIS ISSUE Myths 8. Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Fact of the Week Colonel Richard K - op Speaks about Disproportional Response THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Portugal Forces Jewish Parents to Give Away Children (1497) First Ever Bat Mitzvah Celebrated in the United States (1922) Terrorists Bomb Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (1992) See More Jewish History Events AICE PROJECTS March 18, 2015 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Are Israeli Arabs Denied Political Representation in the Knesset? From the establishment of the state, Israel has adhered to democratic principles and allowed all of its citizens to vote in national elections. As in other areas of Israeli law, Israeli Arabs have the same rights to form parties, run for office and vote for the party of their choice. From the first Israeli Knesset in 1949, Israeli Arabs have been represented within the parliamentary system. In fact, three Arabs were members of that first Knesset including Tawfik Toubi, the second longest serving Knesset member (41 years, 5 months and 9 days) after Shimon Peres. Altogether, at least 70 Israeli Arabs have won seats in Israel's parliament. Click Here to Continue Reading ThMyths & Facts: 2012 Mitchell Bard in The Jerusalem Post Anti-Semites Get a Free Pass on Campus The college campus has long been the one place in America where anti-Israel activity and anti-Semitism has been tolerated. Jews, despite their status as a minority, and history of being persecuted, are not afforded the same protections or consideration that other minorities receive on campus. The double-standard was evident most recently at the University of Oklahoma where the video of a racist chant made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fratemity chapter provoked national outrage and led University President David Boren to close the fraternity, kick out the house's residents, and expel two students. No one suggested that the fraternity members were entitled to exercise their right to free speech, or that they were simply expressing an opinion that was distasteful or that college students should be able to deal with controversial opinions with which they disagree. Yet these EFTA01196873 p To stay updated on a daily basis find us online! a a are precisely the excuses made by universities for failing to prevent egregious attacks on Jewish students. Click Here to Continue Reading Fact of the Week Record Number of Women to Serve in the Next Knesset A record number of 28 women will serve in the next Israeli Knesset, compared with 27 in the previous Knesset which was also a record at the time. Eight of the 24 representatives on the Zionist Union slate are women, as compared with 6 out of 30 in Likud. The new joint Arab ticket has two women on it, as does Meretz. But in the small left-wing Zionist party, which made it into the Knesset by the skin of its teeth, they account for half the list. In the new center-right Kulanu party, four of the 10 representatives who will sit in the next Knesset are women. Read More about the 2015 Israeli Elections at the Jewish Virtual Library Colonel Richard Kemp Speaks about Disproportional Response Colonel Richard Kemp - Disproportional response Colonel Richard Kemp - Disproportional response To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, EFTA01196874 Forward this email Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director This email was sent to jeevacationegmall.com by LipAnte nrofilo/Fmail Arklresc Rapid removal with cafel insiihsenbe'' EriyagySt. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise EFTA01196875