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GAZA:
We recognize that there are many opinions and viewpoints about Israel, both in the Jewish community and in our own congregation. Here are a few:
Initial statement from Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism (12-28-08)
Rabbi Yoffie's editorial in The Forward (12-31-08)
Update from Haifa: Jews, Christians and Muslims praying together for peace (1-14-09)
YouTube video of American rabbis (including a cousin of Michelle Obama) calling on President Obama to make resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a priority (1-20-09)
Click here for an article about British Jews raising funds for relief in both Israel and Gaza (1-12-09)
CONSTANTLY-UPDATED SOURCES:
Blog written by two friends, one in Gaza, one in the Israeli city of S'derot near Gaza
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom resource page
Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (if you're using Firefox, you have to scroll WAY down; it's not really a blank page)
Press releases from the Zionist Organization of America
English-language version of Israel's daily newspaper Ha'aretz
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