WHAT: Solidarity With Israel Rally 

WHEN: Wednesday, July 19, 2006, Noon

WHERE: Freedom Plaza in downtown Washington, DC. (Pennsylvania Avenue, between 13th and 14th streets, NW). Closest Metro station is Metro Center.

WHY: The State of Israel is fighting on two fronts, in Lebanon and Gaza, and under constant rocket attacks into populated civilian centers in cities and towns along its northern border. The local Jewish community will show its unity in support of its brothers and sisters in Israel with a rally that will include Jewish leaders, local elected officials and others. Confirmed speakers include: the Honorable Daniel Ayalon, Israel Ambassador to the United States, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), U.S. Congressman Ben Cardin (D-Md), U.S. Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Fla), and Rev. John Hagee, National Chairman, Christians United for Israel.

WHO: The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington  (JCRC) are co-sponsoring this rally.

As the situation worsens in Israel, with thousands of Israelis in bomb shelters and under terrorist missile attacks, The Jewish Federation is involved in urgent initiatives to assist Israelis and keep our community informed about fast-moving developments. Haifa is now recovering from a Katyusha rocket barrage. Missiles have already struck more than a dozen communities, including Tzfat, Nahariya and Karmiel and, so far, nearly 100 people have been injured and many people killed in Hezbollah Katyusha strikes.

• The Jewish Federation has wired $50,000 to United Jewish Communities for an emergency effort to transfer children from the Northern areas of Israel out of harms way to overnight camps in the middle of the country. So far, the federation system has committed to $1 million for the first week of this effort to keep Israeli children out of harms way.
   
• Federation is accepting donations for Israel crisis relief to help Israel through this current emergency situation. Your generosity toward this effort and your participation in this upcoming rally will help to ease the frightening and difficult circumstances under which thousands of Israelis are now living.
   
• Contact Rabbi Sarah Meytin at the JCRC to volunteer your time to help us with the rally. For rally details, contact Julie Weingrad at the JCRC at (301) 770-0881.

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