In the aftermath of the Hamas-led terrorist invasion of southern Israel on October 7th America’s pro-Israel community embarked on an emergency program that including advocating for the release of kidnapped hostages, countering media bias, fundraising for Israeli communities, and exposing Jew-hatred on campus and elsewhere. But what should we set as our priorities for 2026?
MOSHE PHILLIPS, AFSI -- In my view far too many valuable resources and an extensive amount of energy was spent in generating votes for the American portion of the World Zionist Congress elections. And I say this as a delegate to a previous congress.
Let's consider what Jewish activists in the U.S. can focus attention on where they can make real differences.
Speak out about how it is completely unsafe to put sophisticated American weapons, such as F-35 fighters, in the hands of unstable, authoritarian Islamic regimes such as Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. All of these hostile-to-Israel-nations are working hard to purchase F-35 stealth fighter jets from the U.S. as soon as possible.
