Dear FLAME Member:
As you know, we Israel supporters can never let our guard down. Our enemies never rest.
In fact, the stronger we supporters of Israel become, the more our enemies resent us. But here’s good news: Nothing defeats the haters better than when we stand together . . . speak up . . . and tell Israel’s amazing, inspiring truth.
Here are two tiny examples of the challenges we face today:
When Israel recently raided the terrorist hotbed of Jenin, many media called it an“attack” on Palestinians, failing to report that these terrorists had killed 28Israeli civilians or that under a hail of gunfire Israel managed to arrest 150 terrorists with zero civilian casualties.
Just last month, the American Anthropology Association, voted to join thehateful BDS movement—boycotting Israeli scholars and institutions with theblatant lie that Israel practices apartheid and oppresses Palestinians. (I explainon page 4 of this letter why this is a shoddy slander.)
My friends, also in this letter, I’ll give you details on other outrageous attacks again Israel—as well as what we’re doing to beat back the bad guys . . . and score major victories.
OUR PLAN TO FIGHT ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS IN THE MEDIA
Through a combination of ignorance and maliciousness, many media continue to slander Israel—one of the world’s most inspiring successes and the most enlightened nation in the Middle East.
Worst, of course, is the New York Times, which takes every excuse to malign the Jewish state—from house editorials and op-eds to factual errors and omissions. To hear the Times tell it, Israel is the evil colonial power, and the Palestinians have zero responsibility for peace.
Just one recent example: Reporting on Israel’s reforms to make its Supreme Court more democratic, the Times consistently called the overhaul an “attack on the judiciary,” an effort to “weaken” the Court.
The Times never clarified that unlike the U.S., Israel’s Supreme Court currently has no democratic checks or balances—none. Clearly, the Times needs no excuse to defame the democratic Jewish state.
But Newsweek, Reuters, the AP, The Nation, CNN, Times of Israel, PBS, Guardian, the Washington Post, NBC, BBC, Harvard Crimson, MSNBC, Boston Globe—these media and many more also recently committed reporting “errors,” attacked Israel editorially or unfairly cast her in a bad light.
HERE’S HOW WE CAN HELP ISRAEL
ALL THE WAY FROM THE UNITED STATES
But let’s be honest: When over 1,000 jihadi missiles recently rained down from Gaza on Israelis—or when terrorists shoot and stab innocent Jews . . . there isn’t much you and I can do to help.
But here’s how we can make a difference: By joining the information war that threatens Israel and all Jews—just as seriously as rockets, guns and knives. Israel’s enemies defame her in the newspapers, TV news and social media with accusations of apartheid, genocide, slaughter of children—all vicious lies.
FLAME GIVES LOVERS OF ISRAEL A WAY TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE . . . IN THE WAR OF WORDS
As you know, last year we won major victories in the U.S. and on the world stage—and for these we can celebrate (at least temporarily):
As of today, 37 states have outlawed the antisemitic BDS movement and aU.S. appeals court just overruled efforts to rescind Alabama’s BDS ban.Now Senator Tom Cotton has plans for a national law targeting BDS.
Congress has again overwhelmingly approved $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel—fortifying its ability to resist terror from Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas.
A total of 1,116 countries and organizations—including 30 U.S. states have now adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, censuring slander against Israel and denial of Jewish rights to self-determination. That’s a huge win for Israel!
Let’s not forget the momentous Abraham Accords, which sparked boomingnew relations between Israel and four Arab Gulf nations—debunking theidea that Middle East peace depends on permission from the Palestinians.
HOW FLAME FIGHTS BACK AGAINST UNFAIR MEDIA
As you know, FLAME is the world’s only organization that publishes editorial-style leads—in major newspapers nationwide—telling the truth about Israel . . . and correcting media distortions and lies.
You can see our editorial ads when they run in such publications as the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, Mercury News, New York Post, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune and the New York Times—reaching up to 10 million Americans.
To see all our editorial media messages, please go to “PR for Israel” in the menu above.
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Our recent editorial media ad—“Demand Justice for Jewish Students”—advocates more federal prosecution of anti-Israel, antisemitic civil rights violations and punishments for universities that refuse to protect Jewish students. This editorial ran in large metro dailies reaching some 7 million readers.
In addition, FLAME publishes outspoken editorials every week on social media, like Facebook—reaching hundreds of thousands more Americans who love Israel and want to support the Jewish state.
- A brand new editorial condemns the vote of the American Anthropology Association by attacking its lie that Israel is an apartheid state. We expose this slander with the truth: Israel has no laws or policies separating or discriminating against any people because of race or ethnicity. Zero! Israel apartheid is a lie.
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“Democracy Thrives in Israel”—Many mainstream media are hysterically criticizing Israel for new efforts to reform its broken judiciary—ignoring the fact that Israel is one of the world’s strongest democracies. This ad proved the case in the New York Times, Washington Post and five other major dailies.
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“The Israel Genocide Slander”: Celebrities falsely accuse Israel of genocide and V.P. Harris declined to deny it, but FLAME’s hard-hitting new ad appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronicle and New York Post.
OUR PLAN TO OPPOSE THE ANTI-SEMITIC UNITED NATIONS
For decades, Israel has suffered humiliation, back-stabbing and outright Jew-hatred in the U.N.—just this past year, the U.N. voted to condemn Israel in 17 resolutions, compared with just 6 resolutions against brutal nations like Iran, Syria, North Korea and Myanmar.
How do you feel? We can keep quiet in the face of such despicable antisemitism . . . or we can fight back. I think you know how we at FLAME feel—and I hope you feel the same
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How FLAME fights back against the U.N. The United Nations is dependent on U.S. funding for its existence. Our support should be contingent upon Israel—one of America’s strongest allies and the only democracy in the Middle East—at least receiving a fair deal from the U.N.
Americans must know how disgracefully the U.N. treats Israel, and we must demand justice:
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- FLAME’s editorial position paper—“Exit the U.N. Human Rights Council”—which appeared in dozens of mainstream media nationwide, exposes the UNHRC for attacking Israel at virtually every meeting. .
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Our efforts were rewarded when the U.S. withdrew from this corrupt organization in 2018. Alas, the Biden Administration indicates they will “reengage immediately” with this anti-Semitic organization.
This coming year: Please support us financially to ensure we can continue to run bold editorials—holding the Biden Administration’s feet to the fire in mainstream media like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Los Angeles Times.
WE DEMAND THAT CONGRESS KEEP GETTING TOUGHER ON IRAN
FLAME also recently distributed our hasbarah message exhorting Congress and the President to become bolder in opposing Iran’s nuclear build-up and belligerent threats to its neighbors—including Israel—as well as to U.S. interests in the Middle East.
● Early last year, we published a hard-hitting position paper called “We Must Stop Iran Now” in dozens of mainstream media.
● Now, FLAME’s newest hasbarah effort—“No Fool’s Deal with Iran”—warns of thedangers to the U.S. and Israel of inviting Iran back into the treacherous 2015 “Iran Nuclear Deal.”
HOW FLAME FIGHTS BDS AND ANTI-SEMITISM
ON U.S. COLLEGE CAMPUSES
For more than 14 years FLAME has fought the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on campuses through our editorial messages published in dozens of American colleges and universities.
● “Ben & Jerry’s Bad Taste!”—Since FLAME’s ad condemning the ice cream maker’s BDS boycott appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronicle and New York Post, B&J parent Unilever’s stock plummeted by more than 20%.
With your help, our upcoming hasbarah effort will continue to challenge the lies about Israel told by anti-Semitic academics, who attempt to influence millions of U.S. college students:
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SUPPORT ISRAEL TODAY?
PLEASE STEP UP AND START OR RENEW YOUR FLAME MEMBERSHIP
So many people say they love and support Israel, but they simply don’t know how to get involved. They don’t have time or they don’t have thousands of dollars to give.
I understand completely. But consider this: You don’t have to donate hours of time, and you don’t have to donate $500 or $100. You don’t even have to donate $50 or $25.
You see, FLAME is supported by tens of thousands of members. One by one: We have strength in numbers.
More than 30,000 donors—people just like you, many who make very modest donations, many on fixed incomes—help ensure our good work.
Won’t you please exercise your power today as someone who cares for Israel from the heart, someone who recognizes Israel’s importance to the United States and the Jewish people?
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY AND RECEIVE FLAME’S SPECIAL
REPORT: “20 GREATEST LIES ABOUT ISRAEL”—FREE!
I want to give you an unusual opportunity: No matter how much or how little you donate to FLAME before June 30, 2021—$3, $5, or $500—we will send you our special report on “20 GREATEST LIES ABOUT ISRAEL: How You Can Defeat Them”—absolutely FREE.
That’s correct. If you start or renew your membership right now—you will help defend Israel in mainstream media—and at the same time you’ll join FLAME’s tens of thousands of passionate lovers of Israel.
But even better, with your membership before Nov. 15, 2023, you’ll also receive our free report detailing the most critical issues we pro-Israel advocates need to fight for . . . in 2024 and beyond, and how you can best persuade your elected representatives on these issues.
PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STAND PROUDLY WITH ISRAEL—
AND TO STAND UP FOR THE TRUTH
I hope you agree that FLAME’s editorial hasbarah messages, which appear monthly in media reaching more than ten million readers—including college students—must continue educating Americans about these and other issues, such as the anti-Semitic BDS movement on campus.
I hope you also agree that these editorials spread the truth about Israel—a truth we can’t depend on mainstream media to tell.
Finally, I hope you agree that Israel needs this kind of public relations—someone like FLAME to tell the inspiring story about the Jewish state—its virtues, values and accomplishments . . . and its strategic importance for our own country.
Who supports FLAME? Our media efforts are made possible by more than 30,000 passionate individual donors who love Israel and everything it stands for. They are people who strongly believe Israel deserves a fair shake in the media.
Thousands of our supporters are of the Christian faith, and we of course welcome their devotion and generosity.
Please be assured that FLAME is an educational non-profit organization and extraordinarily thrifty with the funds that you and other supporters contribute to us.
We work out of Spartan offices, much of our work is contributed pro bono and our part-time office-staff payroll is tiny.
By keeping expenses low, we’re able to publish our monthly messages in major national magazines and metropolitan and small-town newspapers all across the U.S.
We also send our messages, with convincing cover letters, to all U.S. Senators and Representatives, the President, Vice President, Secretary of State and all Justices of the Supreme Court.
Finally, we place our messages in campus newspapers at dozens of colleges and universities. As you know, many campuses are hotbeds of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic militants promoting the odious BDS movement.
We want to make sure that leaders of tomorrow’s generation are informed about the truth of Israel’s just cause. Won’t you step forward—help us tell the truth about Israel?
When you renew as a member of FLAME, you join tens of thousands of ardent Zionists who realize how precious Israel is to the Jewish people—and the world. Won’t you please give us your vote of support?
Let me leave you with one thought: The American people must know the truth about these issues now. No more lies. No more fake stories.
Remember: The only thing limiting international persecution of Israel is the United States. We must continue to protect the Jewish state from her enemies.
When you become a member of FLAME, you help us continue telling Israel’s righteous and powerful story to influential people all over the U.S.—including college students—and to all members of the U.S. Congress.
I hope you agree that FLAME’s mission is critical and deserving of your generous support. Please continue your tax-deductible membership right now—before Nov. 15, and receive our special report on “20 GREATEST LIES ABOUT ISRAEL: How You Can Defeat Them in Conversations and in the Media” at no charge.
Thank you very much, shalom and sincerely yours,
James Sinkinson, President
P.S.1: Please consider leaving a bequest to FLAME in your will. Your generosity allows us to sustain and expand our voice in more mainstream media, and it secures our ability to support Israel for many decades to come.
P.S.2: If you would like to stay abreast of FLAME’s outspoken positions on vital issues related to Israel—so you can become a smarter advocate for Israel—I encourage you to subscribe to our free weekly FLAME Hotline e-newsletter.
P.S.3: Don’t forget: When you renew your membership—at any donation level— you receive free, by PDF, our new special report on “20 Greatest Lies About Israel: HowYou Can Defeat Them in Conversations and in the Media”
You’re heard the lies—from relatives, friends, in the media—about Israel’s alleged “genocide,” “apartheid,”“occupation,” “stealing land” and more. This report gives you irrefutable arguments you can use to defeat the arguments of even Israel’s nastiest opponents. Respond by Nov. 15, 2023 to receive our “Greatest Lies” special report at no charge.
