RSS Feed Creator Pro 10 Dec 2009 05:23:26 GMT Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Blog http://www.cjhsla.org/blog.php en <p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:19px;color:#ED0000;"><span style="color:red;"><strong>Boots on the Ground: With Israeli Defense Force Elite Commandos</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:yellow;"><span style="color:black;">Monday, July 26, 2010 • 7 p.m.<br />Luxe Hotel Sunset<br />11461 Sunset Blvd.<br />Los Angeles, CA  90049</span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:19px;color:#ED0000;"><strong><span style="color:red;">Lebanon, Gaza, Flotillas...</span></strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong> </strong><br /><img align="top" alt="" src="http://cjhsla.org/uploads/ariel%20and%20guy%202.jpg" /></p><p><strong><br /><strong>Major (res) Guy Meadan</strong></strong> (unit commander)<strong> and Ariel Siegelman</strong> are elite commandos in the reserve Special Forces of the Israel Defense Forces Paratrooper Brigade.  They specialize in counter terror operations.  Among their many heroic actions as Israeli soldiers, they were in the front lines of Israel's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza in December of 2008 and January of 2009.  </p><p>They will be describing in detail their &quot;boots on the ground&quot; experiences fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza and elsewhere.  They will respond to the accusations of the Goldstone Report as soldiers who actually were present during Operation Cast Lead.  </p><p>Guy and Ariel will discuss the potential effect the Goldstone Report will have on future military operations. They will also discuss the next wave of terrorism that Israel is anticipating and how the Israeli military expects to respond to it.  And how this is relevant to world security and the Jewish community at large.</p><p>This will be a gripping discussion of what it is like to be an Israeli commando who has the responsibility of defending the Jewish nation against terrorists.</p><p><br />Ariel Siegelman, an Israeli specialist in counterterrorism, offers the best explanation for what Israel was trying to do in the Gaza attack.  Read <a href="https://coin.harmonieweb.org/Knowledge%20Center/Colloquium/Siegelman.pdf"><em>From Lebanon to Gaza:  A New Kind of War</em>.</a> | <a href="http://tiny.cc/fqc3w">http://tiny.cc/fqc3w</a></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">$10 per person</span><br /></span><a href="http://www.cjhsla.org/RSVP3.php" target="'_blank'"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Click here to register</span><br /></span></a></p> 15 Jul 2010 04:48:26 GMT http://www.cjhsla.org/events.php C3EB2917-BF57-4077-B049-20ADA1F6143A <p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:19px;color:#800000;"><span style="font-size:19px;color:#800000;"><span style="font-size:19px;color:#800000;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:19px;">Major</span></span></span></span><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:19px;"> General Uzi Dayan</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><img alt="" height="221" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.cjhsla.org/mail/uploadimages/Uzi%20Dayan%20border%20shadow%20caption.jpg" width="275" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><br /><strong>The Inside Track - Important Briefing</strong></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><br /><span style="color:blue;">Wednesday, July 28, 2010 • 7:30 p.m.<br />Luxe Hotel Sunset<br />11461 Sunset Blvd.<br />Los Angeles, California  90049</span></p><p><br />A delegation consisting of Daniel Dike, Ambassador Dore Gold, Vice Prime Minister Moshe &quot;Bogey&quot; Yaalon just returned from meetings at the White House with top administration officials where they presented and discussed an in depth study called &quot;Israel's Critical Security Needs for a Viable Peace.&quot;</p><p>Major General Dayan will be discussing with us these White House meetings from which he just returned.<br /><br />Born in 1948. Grew up on Moshav Hayogev in the northern part of Israel. Spent his 36-year military career as a soldier, officer and top commander of the IDF's top intelligence and commando units. Commanded troops in the Six-Day War, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and in the Lebanon War. Also served as the IDF deputy chief of staff and as national security adviser to Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon. He now works closely with Prime Minister Netanyahi and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.</p><p><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="color:blue;"><strong><br /><span style="color:red;">This is an important opportunity for us to hear Maj-Gen Dayan, to ask questions and present our concerns as American Jews and all who care about Israel and are interested in this issue.</span></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14px;color:#ED0000;"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">$10 per person</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.cjhsla.org/RSVP2.php" target="'_blank'"><span style="font-size:14px;color:#FF0000;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Click here to register</span></span></a></p> 19 Jul 2010 08:06:26 GMT http://www.cjhsla.org/events.php 1D097B21-082D-4647-996D-148497E24899