RI's statewide, pro-Israel, activist coalition of Jews and Christian Zionists.
Anti-Semitism is not just an offensive form of 'hate'. It is a malicious and deranged mindset that incites not just hatred of Jews but the belief that they are the mortal enemies of everyone else. It thus puts a target for destruction on the back of every Jew. [with thanks to Melannie Phillips]
BOSTON GLOBE:
R.I. Coalition for Israel tells congressional delegation: no pause, no ceasefire
A total of 114 Rhode Island residents signed a letter to that effect. The coalition’s executive director called Israel’s response in Gaza morally justifiable.
Read here.
R.I. Coalition for Israel tells congressional delegation: no pause, no ceasefire
A total of 114 Rhode Island residents signed a letter to that effect. The coalition’s executive director called Israel’s response in Gaza morally justifiable.
STATEMENT ON HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS
After the atrocious horrific mass terrorist attack last week, the time has come to defeat and dismantle Hamas permanently.
There must be no restrictions on Israel's ability to do this. There must be no electricity, no water, there even must be restrictions on humanitarian aid as such shipments cannot be vetted and are sure to contain military support for Hamas. Any aid to Gaza is aid to Hamas, and will result in strengthening this vile organization and ultimately creating more civilian casualties.
Israel has legally declared northern Gaza a war zone. They have given its civilians the opportunity to move several miles south in order to protect themselves from Israeli bombing of legitimate military targets. In giving civilians sufficient warning to leave, Israel has gone further than other Western nations at war. In World War II, the U.S. did not warn the civilians of Japanese cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) that were about to be nuclear targets. Great Britain did not give the civilians of Dresden the opportunity to leave.
Ultimately, the answer to humanitarian concerns is easy: Hamas must surrender and return the hostages, and then it is over. To demand that Israel restrict its military activity for the sake of Gazan civilians is to demand that Israel take more concern for its civilians than Hamas does. In the long run all civilians--including Israeli and Palestinian civilians--will be much safer without Hamas than allowing it to continue.
Words of support for Israel are not enough. It is time to get fully behind Israel in removing this scourge from the earth. Provide Israel what it needs and do NOT impose restrictions on it.
There must be no restrictions on Israel's ability to do this. There must be no electricity, no water, there even must be restrictions on humanitarian aid as such shipments cannot be vetted and are sure to contain military support for Hamas. Any aid to Gaza is aid to Hamas, and will result in strengthening this vile organization and ultimately creating more civilian casualties.
Israel has legally declared northern Gaza a war zone. They have given its civilians the opportunity to move several miles south in order to protect themselves from Israeli bombing of legitimate military targets. In giving civilians sufficient warning to leave, Israel has gone further than other Western nations at war. In World War II, the U.S. did not warn the civilians of Japanese cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) that were about to be nuclear targets. Great Britain did not give the civilians of Dresden the opportunity to leave.
Ultimately, the answer to humanitarian concerns is easy: Hamas must surrender and return the hostages, and then it is over. To demand that Israel restrict its military activity for the sake of Gazan civilians is to demand that Israel take more concern for its civilians than Hamas does. In the long run all civilians--including Israeli and Palestinian civilians--will be much safer without Hamas than allowing it to continue.
Words of support for Israel are not enough. It is time to get fully behind Israel in removing this scourge from the earth. Provide Israel what it needs and do NOT impose restrictions on it.
ERADICATE HAMAS
WHATEVER IT TAKES
FULL STOP
WHATEVER IT TAKES
FULL STOP
WATCH: Hamas Commander says Israel is just the first target. "The entire planet will be under our law, there will be no more Jews or Christian traitors."
Hamas' War on Israel Offers Sobering Clarity in the Fight Against Evil - Aviva Klompas
It is already clear that Palestinian terrorists have crossed a line as never before. In an era when the line between right and wrong is constantly blurred, this is a moment of sobering clarity. Hamas has sunk to a depth of savagery that should shock us to the core.
The terror group infiltrated Israel and attacked nearby communities. They slaughtered the elderly, gunned down civilians in their homes, kidnapped mothers with babies in their arms, mutilated the bodies of men and women, and paraded their victims through the streets of Gaza in a show of celebration.
Through these and many other inhumane acts, Palestinian terrorists have shown their fight is not about settlements or checkpoints. On Saturday, we saw what militant Palestinians and their supporters mean when they tell us they want the land "From the River to the Sea." They want every inch of land - every city, town, and kibbutz - between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and they want it cleansed of every single Jew.
Some things are not open to interpretation. Certain lines should never be crossed. We must never confuse the terrorists who target civilians with an army that targets terrorists who attack its civilians. (Newsweek)
The terror group infiltrated Israel and attacked nearby communities. They slaughtered the elderly, gunned down civilians in their homes, kidnapped mothers with babies in their arms, mutilated the bodies of men and women, and paraded their victims through the streets of Gaza in a show of celebration.
Through these and many other inhumane acts, Palestinian terrorists have shown their fight is not about settlements or checkpoints. On Saturday, we saw what militant Palestinians and their supporters mean when they tell us they want the land "From the River to the Sea." They want every inch of land - every city, town, and kibbutz - between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and they want it cleansed of every single Jew.
Some things are not open to interpretation. Certain lines should never be crossed. We must never confuse the terrorists who target civilians with an army that targets terrorists who attack its civilians. (Newsweek)
Iran/Hamas attempts to finish the Nazis' failed effort to wipe out Jews wherever they can be reached
In anticipation of the University of California Regents' upcoming board meeting, a coalition letter signed by 99 organizations was submitted to the UC Regents September 18, 2023, urging them to help stop the proliferation of antisemitism in California high school classrooms by rejecting the UC ethnic studies admissions requirement proposal being promoted by anti-Zionist UC faculty:
RICI was one of the 99 organizations.
Read the letter here.
Who are our friends?
Rally outside the theater on March 5 to demand removal of the BAD JEWS billboard. WATCH here.
RICI leader Ken Schneider on talk radio podcasts March 3 and March 6 listen here
RICI leader Ken Schneider on talk radio podcasts March 3 and March 6 listen here
Feb 2023: RICI kicks off CAMPAIGN AGAINST CASUAL JEW-HATRED prompted by denigrating theatrical promotional material.
RALLY SUNDAY MARCH 5, 1-2pm
GAMM THEATER, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick RI
"Casual" Jew-hatred is still Jew-hatred and it hurts!
Take down the Gamm Theater billboard sign!
READ RICI'S PRESS RELEASE!
RALLY SUNDAY MARCH 5, 1-2pm
GAMM THEATER, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick RI
"Casual" Jew-hatred is still Jew-hatred and it hurts!
Take down the Gamm Theater billboard sign!
READ RICI'S PRESS RELEASE!
ABC6 TV NEWS 12-4-22
RICI RALLIES OUTSIDE BROWN/RISD HILLEL CENTER
DEMANDING HATE CRIMES CHARGE
RICI RALLIES OUTSIDE BROWN/RISD HILLEL CENTER
DEMANDING HATE CRIMES CHARGE
11/15/22 - Ch 10 interview - RICI keeps up the pressure on the AG's office to prosecute a hate crime committed at the Brown/RISD Hillel Center
A new relationship for RI’s Jewish community
Read here
Read here
The Biggest Pro-Israel Event in RI History*
*(as far as we can tell)
BREAKING NEWS
August 28 - 400 people - $3000 raised for the Jewish Agency for Israel - co-sponsored by RI Coalition for Israel (RICI) and Christians United for Israel (CUFI) of RI.
Key speaker - Adam Greenman, President and CEO, Jewish Alliance of RI
Pastor Allen Pangburn: "“The night was truly a blessing for Praise Tabernacle. I felt that the night went just as God had ordained it. There also was a bonding that took place between the Jewish and Christian community. I also believe that God was pleased.”
August 28 - 400 people - $3000 raised for the Jewish Agency for Israel - co-sponsored by RI Coalition for Israel (RICI) and Christians United for Israel (CUFI) of RI.
Key speaker - Adam Greenman, President and CEO, Jewish Alliance of RI
Pastor Allen Pangburn: "“The night was truly a blessing for Praise Tabernacle. I felt that the night went just as God had ordained it. There also was a bonding that took place between the Jewish and Christian community. I also believe that God was pleased.”
Unprecedented cooperation between RI's mainstream Jewish establishment and the conservative Christian community.
See Photo Gallery here.
Watch video of event here.
Read press release here.
See Photo Gallery here.
Watch video of event here.
Read press release here.
VICTORY!
Ben & Jerry's cancels plan to boycott Judea and Samaria (aka West Bank)See RICI special June 29 newsletter edition HERE
Licking Ben &Jerry's
Melanie Phillips
From ice-cream to Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel, evil can be defeated provided it is fought. Read here.
Palestinian Rights Activist Bassam Eid debunks Amnesty Intl's propaganda report accusing Israel of apartheid
RICI rallies against Ben & Jerry's boycott of Israel
September 19 (E. Greenwich Dave's), October 17 ( Providence, Stop&Shop), Nov. 14 (Cranston, Whole Foods)
September 19 (E. Greenwich Dave's), October 17 ( Providence, Stop&Shop), Nov. 14 (Cranston, Whole Foods)
Where no other RI organization feared to tread!
RICI's June 6 statewide rally in support of Israel and against Jew-hatred following the May 2021 Gaza war
Keynote speakers: Rabbi Barry Dolinger, President, RI Board of Rabbis - Pastor Alan Pangburn, Praise Tabernacle Church
RICI's June 6 statewide rally in support of Israel and against Jew-hatred following the May 2021 Gaza war
Keynote speakers: Rabbi Barry Dolinger, President, RI Board of Rabbis - Pastor Alan Pangburn, Praise Tabernacle Church
WATCH:
JEW-HATRED IN RHODE ISLAND
May 21, 2021: Abdul-Latif Sackor, Imam of the Islamic Center of Rhode Island equates Israel to Hitler, Stalin and South African apartheid, to 300 members of the RI for Palestine Coalition at Burnside Park, Providence
WATCH:
October 20, 2020 downtown Providence
The "DEADLY EXCHANGE LIE that Israel and Jews are responsible for US police brutality against minorities
Alan Dershowitz on Black Lives Metter: "...we must not become complicit in the promotion of antisemitism just because we agree with the rest of the Black Lives Matter program.
To support an organization or movement that promotes antisemitism because it also supports good causes is the beginning of the road to accepting racism. Many racist groups have also promoted causes that deserve support. The Black Panthers had breakfast programs for inner-city children, while advocating violence against whites. And the Ku Klux Klan organized summer camps for working-class families, while advocating violence against blacks.
There must be zero tolerance for antisemitism, regardless of the race, religion, gender or sexual orientation of the bigots who promote, practice or are complicit with it. Being on the right side of one racial issue does not give one a license to be on the wrong side of the oldest bigotry.
To give Black Lives Matter a pass on its anti-Jewish bigotry would be to engage in racism. Black antisemitism is as inexcusable as white antisemitism or white racism. There can be no double standard when it comes to bigotry."
© 2019 Rhode Island Friends of Israel
