By Joel Leyden, Executive Director of The Center Against Anti-SemitismIsrael News Agency November 2022 — As acts of anti-semitism increase in the United States, synagogues must increase their trained and visible security.Increasing security will not scare Temple members, rather they will attend Shabbat and High Holiday Jewish services and Jewish events with a feeling of… Read More »
“Trump comes off as arrogant. Israelis love it and see him as family. Americans see a totally different picture – of a man who is mentally disabled.”
“A crisis can bring out the best in people. It is bringing out the best in us.”
“If anyone takes the blacklisting seriously, which includes global tech giant Motorola, they will need to turn off their mobile phones and laptop computers.”
Islamic Jihad in Gaza has targeted Jews in Israel with over 450 terror rockets.
“There is no doubt that Mort was a true mentsch, a man who built his successful businesses with his own two hands, but never forgot those he met along the way.”
JOEL LEYDEN – Biography Joel Leyden, a native of New York, has practiced international public relations, public affairs, crisis communications, journalism, social media and digital marketing for over 20 years. Joel Leyden, whose Zionism goes back to working for HIAS, UJA-Federation, served as an Israeli war volunteer, has served as a senior media and cross-cultural communications consultant to… Read More »
Jerusalem, Israel – 50 Years of Liberation “Jerusalem is a symbol of togetherness, of unity, for Jerusalem, for Israel & the world as a whole.” – Mayor @NirBarkat for #JerusalemDay. pic.twitter.com/vPGc5qn1jd — Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) May 23, 2017
The bombs may not be real, but the fear is. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY — January 18, 2017 … The doors are always kept open. No one standing over them. All may come and go. It’s the Jewish tradition of “welcome the stranger”. But this practice, this age old honored… Read More »
By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Washington — December 2, 2016 … The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) states that it applauds the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing the Iran Sanctions Extension Act today. The House previously adopted this critical measure on November 15. AIPAC says that when enacted into law: “it would preserve… Read More »