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arza
Hollywood’s reform Rabbi takes on a top American zionist role
The Israeli Reform movement is a shadow of its American counterpart.
Reform movement raps Israeli settlement plans, Palestinian U.N. upgrade
The Union for Reform Judaism criticized Israel for its decision to build new settlement housing and the Palestinians for unilaterally seeking upgraded status at the United Nations.
ARZA wins WZO Elections
The Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) easily won elections for the American slate to the World Zionist Organization\’s 35th Congress of the Jewish People.\nARZA took home just over 38 percent of the 75,686 votes cast, garnering it 55 delegates to the June congress in Israel. ARZA\’s victory \”demonstrates that our message — love of Israel, devotion to Zionist ideals and commitment to policies of moderation and religious pluralism in the Jewish state — has become the dominant voice of American Zionism,\” said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism.