Letters How to Send Letters We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non-electronic copies must be hand signed. Send letters to the JN: 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield, MI 48034; fax (248) 304-8885; e-mail, letters@the jewishnews.com . We prefer e-mail. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and UK With your vital partnership, in 2007 the Jewish Agency for Israel brought nearly 20,000 Jews from all over the world home to Israel. Partnering with purpose, till over the vvot ki LIBERTY. 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There are daily attacks against motorists in Israel, daily attempted armed incursions from Gaza, frequent assaults against individuals — the most recent of which were the mur- ders of two hikers — and the frequent capture of homicide bombers, which fortunately have prevented mass casu- alties. Katyushas are once again being fired into Israel from Lebanon, although UNIFIL troops are supposed to keep Hezbollah terrorists out of missile range. The Arabs surrounding Israel are assisting Hamas in stockpiling a huge, lethal arsenal and in building a terror- ist army. The mullahs in Iran, though not Arab, are threatening Israel with a nuclear Holocaust. The Arabs and Islamic extremists are inciting hatred, provoking violence and preparing for war. President Bush and Prime Minister Olmert are living in fantasyland. They are not giving us a "roadmap" to peace, but they are paving the road to death and destruction. 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ADL provides tools and training for law enforcement agencies, schools and synagogues so that the community knows who they are up against and to try to identify the gang or extremist group. The ADL applauds the Farmington School District for taking their inci- dents (Editor's Letter, "Silence Not Golden," Jan. 17, page A5) and encour- ages all schools, synagogues and private citizens to report this kind of behavior first to the proper legal authorities and then to the ADL.We should never ignore hated, bias and bigotry. We must bring it into the open, examine it and then decry its exis- tence. From history, we know this behavior does not go away and should not be hidden. Betsy S. Kellman Douglas Miller regional director Anti-Defamation League Franklin Southfield stk. #R X8009 •AWD • Luxury Pkg. •Uttraview Sunroof : 43jeI° 1 Our JN Mission IMEMEM Hours: Mon.& Thurs. 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