Ways You Can Support Israel Go to Israel: Give blood, visit a hospital or donate time while you're there! Buy Israel Bonds to invest in Israel's economic infrastructure at an attractive interest rate. For more information call 800-229-9650 or go to their website: www.israelbonds.com. Include Israeli companies in your portfolio. Find corporate, financial and investment information at www.USAIsrael.org. Do business with Israeli suppliers: see www.usisrael.com and www.israelbusinessworld.com; products available for export can be found at www.israelexport.org. Build opportunity by helping Israeli-based firms obtain venture capital funding through Israel Seed Partners, www.israelseed.com and Be'er Sheva Foundation, www.beershevafdn.org.il. Purchase Israeli goods and services.
Make donations that support Israel and Israelis, among them:
Stay informed. Educate yourself on the issues behind the news. Alan Dershowitz's new book, The Case for Israel, is wonderful. "From Time Immemoria" by Joan Peters and "Myth & Fact" by Mitchell Bard are excellent primers on the Arab-Israeli conflict. United Jewish Communities' Israel Advocacy Resource Guide, www.ujc.org, has an extensive list of links in a user friendly format. Other resources include: Virtual Judaism, www.us-israel.org; Anti-Defamation League, www.adl.org; Simon Wiesenthal Center, www.wiesenthal.com; Israel's government site, www.knesset.gov.il: and, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, www.mfa.gov.il. Be vigilant about how Israel is presented in the American and International media; Stay vocal. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America offers valuable alerts at www.camera.org; additional information can be found at www.honestreporting.com. Call attention to misrepresentations and inaccuracies about Israel by calling, emailing, writing and faxing the media as well as national and international leaders. |