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Supporting Student Activism for Israel at the Universities of Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland
Events

Monday, March 15
Israeli Legal Scholar Visit: Presentation and Law Student Reception

Tuesday, March 16–Wednesday, March 17
Sgt. Benjamin Anthony Lecture

Tuesday, March 16
American U. Center for Israel Studies

Wednesday, March 17
Israel Beyond the Conflict Flyering Campaign

Friday, March 19
Israel-theme Shabbat Dinner


Opportunities

AJC - Office of Government and International Affairs
Undergraduate or graduate students interested in international affairs with good analytical and writing skills, who could be available for part of all of the week. Interns would work on researching and updating the briefing materials in preparation for a variety of diplomatic meetings, compile reports, organize events and help in any other tasks.more details | web site ]

The David Project
The Campus Fellows application went live on our webpage today! A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.more details | web site ]

Paid Internship for Aliyah Program Office of the Mid Atlantic
A college student intern is needed to act as assistant to the Israel Aliyah Center in Rockville and to help with events and administrative work including phones, scheduling, follow-up with Olim files, etc. 20 hours per week (Monday–Thursday).more details ]

2010 Summer Fellowships in Journalism, Strategic Communications and Israel Advocacy
The Israel Project is offering a high-powered fellowship opportunity for some of the world's best and brightest college and graduate school students; graduates in journalism, communications, marketing or public relations programs; and those beginning their careers in journalism or Israel advocacy.more details | web site ]

Job Opening at USD/Hagshama
USD Hagshama seeks a recent American university graduates who are familiar with the Jewish community, have participated in at least one long-term program in Israel, and are determined to help shape the future of Israel and the Jewish people.more details ]

Kovadloff Internship in Latin American Affairs
The Latino and Latin American Institute is an initiative of the American Jewish Committee to further American Jewish relations with the Latino community in the U.S., governments, and Jewish communities across Latin America.more details ]



American U Students for Israel – Opportunities in Israel


Georgetown Israel Alliance Taste of Israel


George Mason student Leaders with Shlicha, Michaela Cohen


Jerusalem Report analyst Gil Hoffman speaks to students at UVA


U of MD TerPAC's Becca Weintraub, Traci Siegel, Lerone Beroukhim
and Lea Shapiro with Kochav Nolad performers!

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Our mission is to work with campus professionals and students to bring together the vast array of Jewish community resources to strengthen pro-Israel activism on campus, advance the education of Jewish and non-Jewish students about Israel, develop a cadre of effective student leaders on campus, serve as a resource for student leaders on Israel related issues, and help students create a positive pro-Israel agenda.


ICCGW sponsored Israel Trek run by
MBA students from Georgetown U, UMD, UVA and GW


Some of the MBA Student Leaders-Israel Trek

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Special Information

Israel and Gaza: A Resource Guide -- a new ICC publication -- contains links to an array of online resources, including background information, talking points, campus speakers, advocacy campaigns and assorted public relations materials provided by ICC member organizations. Also included are sample student initiatives through which students can engage their peers about the current conflict.

Hillel Endorses JCPA Support for Israel: Hillel joins the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) in standing behind Israel's efforts to extinguish weeks of sustained, daily rocket fire and mortar shell attacks from the Gaza Strip into Israel.


Articles

Students go to Hill to lobby for Iran sanctions
More than 200 students from Washington and New York universities took a break from studying for final exams last week to lobby Congress to support a bill sanctioning Iran for its nuclear ambitions.view entire article ]

Students lobby for sanctions against Iran
More than 200 students from GW, Yeshiva, Georgetown and American universities descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge their representatives to pass a bill posing sanctions on a nuclear Iran.view entire article ]

Classroom Battlegrounds: A New War on Campus?
Before the school year started I wrote that the expectation was that this would be a good year for Israel on campus. During the summer there were no indications of any problems and, in fact, the fall had little anti-Israel activity and a good deal of positive programming from pro-Israel students. Not surprisingly, the situation changed dramatically in the wake of the war in Gaza as students returned to school from their winter break to find an invigorated anti-Israel movement mounting protests against the Israeli operation.view entire article ]

Candidate for U.S. envoy: Israel must unilaterally quit West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's candidate for Israeli ambassador to Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, supports a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and an evacuation of most of the settlements. view entire article ]



Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen with Student leaders
from GW Acting Politically for Israel's Iran Sanctions Lobbying Mission
view YouTube video


Ambassador Michael Oren with Georgetown students celebrating the Israel @61 Party. Ambassador Oren was a visiting Israeli professor at Georgetown U last year and is the current Israeli Ambassador to the US.


Vice President Biden with Gallaudet Jewish student
and Gallaudet Hillel Director Paula Tucker
at early Rosh Hashanah party See Hillel Blog

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