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Jewish Leaders Report
Obama Meeting Positive
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish organiza-
tional leaders are rejecting the notion
that their meeting with President Obama
was negative in any way.
A JTA article on
March 2 reported that
Obama in a meeting a
day earlier with mem-
bers of the Conference
of Presidents of Major
American Jewish
Organizations reaf-
Barack Obama firmed American sup-
port for Israeli security
and discussed U.S. policy in the Middle
East in a spirit of cordiality and respect.
But the article also noted negative
reactions to the president's view that the
Palestinians are prepared for a deal but
that supporters of Israel ought to "search
your souls" over the Jewish state's seri-
ousness about making peace.
The Conference of Presidents issued
a clarification on March 3 that not-
withstanding "certain public reports','
Obama conducted the meeting "in an
atmosphere of warmth, friendship and
openness and there was no expression of
hostility toward Israel or its government.
"The president articulated his expec-
tations of all parties with respect to the
Middle East peace process:' conference
leaders said. "The president underscored
the unprecedented security cooperation
with and support for Israel. He asserted
his commitment to maintaining Israel's
qualitative edge and to sustaining for-
eign aid to Israel. The president asserted
that efforts to delegitimize Israel would
be met with a firm response."
Other participants in the March
1 meeting, including leaders of the
Jewish campus group Hillel and the
Conservative movement's synagogue
arm, issued statements affirming the
meeting's positive nature and the presi-
dent's support for Israel.

New Israeli Defense System
Destroys Anti-Tank Missiles
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An armor defense
system for Israeli tanks successfully
thwarted a missile attack on Israel's bor-
der with Gaza, Israel's military said.
The Windbreaker system on Tuesday
identified, alerted and intercepted an
anti-tank missile fired from southern
Gaza on an Israeli army patrol in the
western Negev near the Gaza border, the
Israel Defense Forces said.
The soldiers returned fire shortly after
the attack, according to the IDF.
The system, placed in tanks on the
Gaza border two months ago, uses sen-

sors and radar to identify incoming
missiles, and fires its own missiles to
intercept and neutralize the attacking
missile.
Several terrorist groups in Gaza
reportedly possess anti-tank missiles.

New CEO Named
To Head MAZON
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Abby Leibman,
who has served in a leadership capac-
ity at several nonprofit organizations,
has been named president and CEO of
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
Leibman, the co-
founder and executive
director for the past 12
years of the California
Women's Law Center,
has an extensive back-
ground in advocacy in
the nonprofit and state
Abby Leibman government arenas.
"The need for
MAZON — its advocacy, its policy
work and its grant making — is more
critical than ever before in our lifetime,"
Leibman said. "I look forward to build-
ing on MAZON's remarkable achieve-
ments and bringing my passion for
advocacy and justice to the struggle to
end hunger."

Folksinger Pete Seeger
Backs Boycott Of JNF
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — Folk music
icon Pete Seeger says he regrets taking
part in a peace rally for Israel's Arava
Institute for Environmental Studies.
Last November, the
92-year-old musician
appeared on "With
Earth and Each Other,"
billed as on online
peace rally in support
of the Israeli institute,
which brings together
Pete Seeger
an international stu-
dent body to explore
solutions to cross-border ecological
problems, particularly those affecting
Israel and its Arab neighbors.
A month before the event, Seeger
told JTA that he was resisting calls from
the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
movement to call off his participation.
He cited the need for dialogue to bring
an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"I understand why someone would
want to boycott a place financially, but I
don't understand why you would boycott
dialogue," Seeger told JTA. "The world
will not be here in 50 years unless we
learn how to communicate with each
other nonviolently."
According to Adalah-NY, an organiza-

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Hillel 7h Grader Caleb Duchan (L)
joins Jonathan Arens

The 2011 JARC/Hillel Day

School partnership kicked

off with an evening

of bingo and fun for

60 enthusiastic 7th grade

students and 55 men and

women served by JARC.

The games were lively and

many new friendships

are beginning. With several

more events planned

over the coming months,

everyone involved will

enjoy the rewards of these

meaningful experiences.

Special thanks to the

Heiman-Pogoda JARC and

Hillel Day School Partnership

Fund for helping to make this

important project possible.

Whether as a volunteer
or donor, your generous
support will benefit the
men, women and
children JARC serves.

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