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Step Up For Isarel Advocacy Summit
Israel’s legitimacy is questioned on the international stage and college campuses,
in the UN, the media, and in your local community...

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STEP UP FOR ISRAEL?
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Join us in Whippany to interact with experts from leading Israel advocacy organizations.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 • 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus
901 Rt. 10, Whippany, NJ
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Plenary: Countering Assaults on Israel’s Legitimacy

Michael Curtis

Michael Curtis, Rutgers Professor and Author of “Should Israel Exist? A Sovereign Nation Under Attack by the International Community”

Michael Curtis is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at Rutgers University. He is highly regarded as an expert in several fields - political theory, comparative government, European politics and the Middle East.

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Itamar Marcus

Itamar Marcus, Founder and Director, Palestinian Media Watch

Itamar Marcus is one of the foremost authorities on Palestinian ideology and policy. Mr. Marcus was appointed by the Israel Government [in 1999] to represent Israel in negotiations with the Palestinian Authority on Incitement.

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PANELISTS

Panel 1: Are Assaults On Israel’s Legitimacy Hurting Support for Israel?

David Michaels

David Michaels, Press Secretary, United Nations and Intercommunal Affairs, B’nai B’rith International
Lauren Appelbaum

Lauren Appelbaum, Director of US Communications, The Israel Project
Rabbi Noam Marans

Rabbi Noam Marans, Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations, AJC
Elliot Mathias

Elliot Mathias, Executive Director, Hasbara Fellowships

Panel 2: Effective Advocacy Messaging & Skill Building

Fern Oppenheim

Fern Oppenheim, Co-Founder, Brand Israel Group
David Dabscheck

David Dabscheck, Deputy Managing Director, Israel Action Network
Steve Stotsky

Steve Stotsky, Senior Research Analyst, CAMERA

Step Up For Israel: What you can do in Greater MetroWest

Sarit Catz

Sarit Catz, Co-Chair, CRC Israel Advocacy
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

• Learn how to respond to misinformation and false accusations
• International Issues
• Anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement
• College Campus Advocacy
• Media Monitoring
• Advocacy at the local, state, and national Levels
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Sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ,
and AJC/NJ in partnership with local synagogues and organizations