Advocacy & Policy Organizations

• ADL (Anti-Defamation League)
• AIPAC (America Israel Public Affairs Committee)
• AJC (American Jewish Committee)
• Foundation for Defense of Democracies
• Israel Action Network
• Jewish Federations of North America
• Washington Institute for Near East Policy, U.S.

 

Suggested Reading

• The Prime Ministers, Yehuda Avner
• Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May Never End, Daniel Gordis
• The Zionist Idea: A Historic Analysis and Reader, Arther Herzberg
• The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East, Chaim Herzog and S. Gazit
• Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, Michael B. Oren
• Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, Michael B. Oren
• Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East, David Makovsky and Dennis Ross
• If a Place Can Make You Cry: 2013 Dispatches from an Anxious State, Daniel Gordis
• Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel: 2019s Economic Miracle, Dan Senor and Saul Singer
• The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land, Donna Rosenthal

 

Educational Resources

• AJC: Translate Hate Glossary
• Center for Israel Education
• Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA)
• Hillel International
• Honest Reporting
• Institute for Curriculum Services
• Shalom Hartman Institute: Jewish & Democratic Israel
• Unpacked for Educators
• Israel21c - Uncovering Israel
• No Camels - Israeli Tech and Innovation News
• BDS 101
• The Embassy of Israel to the U.S.A.

 

Podcasts

• Daily Briefing (Times of Israel)
• Makoms List of Essential Podcasts on Israel for 2021
• Israel Policy Pod (Israel Policy Forum)
• People of the Pod (American Jewish Committee)
• Extremely (Anti-Defamation Leauge)
• For Heavens Sake (Shalom Hartman Institute)
• The Branch (Hadassah)
• Israel Story - Ancient Land, Modern Tales

There are many ways to support and express solidarity with Israel and take action. Here are just a few ways to get started. 

Know the Facts

Stay informed. Educate yourself on the issues. Read the news. Local news, like our own Jewish News. But also go beyond local news coverage. Follow Times of Israel, Haaretz, The Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jerusalem Post, The Forward, YNet News

Spread the Word

Communicate the key messages to others. Send a letter to the editor. Call into a local radio show. Click here for AIPAC talking points and updated information to be used in conversation, or even radio call-ins. 

Engage on Social Media

Show your support for Israel by sharing accurate information with your friends and peers. Social Media provides you with multiple venues through which you can show your support for Israel. Using this medium allows you to share accurate information about Israel with your friends and peers.