Truth in the Promised Land Mission: A unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of Israel’s vibrant political, economic, and social life

This trip to Israel is guaranteed to be the experience of a lifetime for supporters of Israel. Of course you’ll visit the “must-see” sites—like Masada, the Dead Sea, Nazareth, the Western Wall on Shabbat, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. But you’ll also visit the people of Sderot, target of many Hamas rocket attacks; Haifa and the Lebanese border; the Golan Heights; high-technology entrepreneurial “incubators”; and a controversial Zionist settlement in the Territories. Plus you’ll meet personally with provocative scholars, journalists and politicians and even talk to a representative of the Palestinian Authority. Best of all, you’ll be in Jerusalem for the most joyous day of them all: Yom Ha’Atzmaut—Israel’s 60th Independence Day.

Travel with FLAME’s founder, Gerardo Joffe, and other leaders

In 1938, under the threat of increasingly violence against Jews in Germany, 19-year-old Gerardo Joffe and his family fled Berlin to an uncertain future in South America. In Bolivia, Gerardo learned mining engineering, and soon thereafter moved to the United States, where he earned his degree in mining. Gerardo later turned entrepreneur, earned an MBA from Harvard, and, in his third language, built the highly successful American direct mail business, Haverhills, which he later sold. Simultaneous with running his business, Gerardo started the non-profit educational organization, FLAME—Facts and Logic About the Middle East. Since 1989, FLAME’s mission has been to publish hasbarah—clarifying messages supporting the interests of Israel and the United States in the Middle East. Supporters of FLAME will be pleased that Gerardo Joffe, a veteran visitor to Israel, will be accompanying us on this historic mission.

In addition, you’ll be joined in Israel by FLAME Directors Jim Sinkinson and Michael Franzblau. Jim, a successful publisher, has been on FLAME’s board of advisors for 15 years. He manages the FLAME website and publishes the FLAME Hotline online newsletter. Dr. Michael Franzblau has also served on FLAME’s board of advisors for more than a decade. In addition to managing a successful medical practice, Michael has also earned renown as the diligent prosecutor of accused Nazi war criminal, Dr. Hans Sewering. Jim Sinkinson has visited Israel five times, and Michael Franzblau has visited 17 times—both welcome you to join us on this mission.

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