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During her visit to the Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem, State Sen. Gilda
Jacobs toured Hadassah's Charlotte R. Bloomberg Mother and Child Center and
stopped in the lobby to make the acquaintance of a young patient.
The trip coincided with the end of
the disengagement from Gaza, _and
this was a frequent topic of conversa-
tion. Hebrew University political sci-
entist Reuven Hazan documented
Israel's demographic problem and
how the disengagement helps Israel
retain a Jewish majority, allowing
Israel to remain both Jewish and
democratic. Other speakers focused
on the security and political realities
stemming from the disengagement.
The delegation consisted of State
Sens. Bill Hardiman, R-Kentwood;
and Gilda Jacobs, D-Huntington
Woods; and State Representatives
David Farhat, R-Muskegon; Scott
Hummel, R-DeWitt; Dr. Roger
Kahn, R-Saginaw; Andy Meisner, D-
Ferndale; Shelley Goodman Taub, R-
Bloomfield Hills; and Chris Ward,
D-Brighton. Also accompanying the
group were community activist
Dennis Bernard of Birmingham;
Susan Herman, director of the
Michigan Jewish Conference; and
Joyce Keller, executive director of
Farmington Hills-based JARC.
The eight legislators brought back
positive images of Israel and her citi-
zens — a more complete picture of
Israel and her unique security needs.
The legislators found that they have
already begun to question negative
news reports about Israel and the
lack of depth that exists in media
stories about the conflict.
Sadly, our return to the U.S. was
coupled with news of a suicide
bombing in Beersheva. As they
watched the television report on the
bombing, the legislators discussed
how American media reports do little
to help ordinary Americans under-
stand the complexity of the conflict
in the Middle East. They all agreed
they would do their part to correct
that wrong.
Israel made eight very good friends
over the last two weeks. These legisla-
tors, representing diverse constituen-
cies throughout our state, now are
preaching the message that the Jewish
state is a vibrant, tough-minded,
peace-loving and open democracy.
Such a powerful message is best
learned through intense visits to
Israel. The Jewish Community
Council will continue taking legisla-
tors and other influentials to Israel in
order to shore up support for Israel,
as is our mandate. El
Eric Adelman is the community rela-
tions associate with the Bloomfield
Township-based Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit.
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