- Read books about Israel. Familiarize yourself so you can defend Israel in discussions. If you don't know our history, you can't tell fact from fabrication.
- Gilbert, Martin, Israel: A History, New York, Moran, 1998.
- Bickerton, Ian and Klausmen, Carla L., A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Third Edition, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 2001.
- Savir, Uri,
The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East, New York, Random House, 1998.
- Segev, Tom, One Palestine Complete, New York, Owl Books, 1999.
- Bard, Mitchell J., Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, The American Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
- Subscribe to or visit some of the media watch organizations:
- Buy a Map of Israel and refer to it whenever you hear or see news reports. Share it with your children and grandchildren.
- Buy Israeli products.
- Invest in Israel Bonds.
- Contribute to:
- The OneFamily Fund
- Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem
- Magen David Adom (the "Israel Red Cross")
- Order a Pizza for an IDF Soldier.
- Visit family and friends in Israel. Join any of the Federation's Missions and show support for Israel by being there. Send your children to Israel for the summer or a school semester. Participate with the Municipality of Ramla in our Israeli Youth Exchange Program.
- Express solidarity with Israel. Wear a blue ribbon or small Israeli flag. Participate in community events such as rallies or marches.
- Write to your local, national, and international policy makers:
- President Bush
- UN Secretary General
- Senator Robert Menendez
- Senator Frank Lautenberg
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