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Dear Friends, Family, & Hasbara Alums,
I am pleased and humbled to be recognized for my accomplishments in pro-Israel advocacy as an Honoree in Hasbara\'s Tenth Anniversary Campaign. But now I want to tell you about Hasbara Fellowships\' accomplishments...
If you care about Israel, then you have to care about Hasbara Fellowships. In today\'s battle on campuses, organizations like Hasbara Fellowships are crucial in empowering students on campus to make the case for Israel and defend truth while exposing lies. I had the great opportunity of attending Hasbara Fellowships in the summer of 2006. This was the summer that ignited my passion and love for Israel and ultimately led me to dedicate my entire college and adult life to Israel. Although a native of Israel, the intensive 3 weeks of learning about Israel, it\'s history, the conflicts, just showed me how much there is to know and how important it is to know facts. Hasbara Fellowships provided us with the opportunity to meet with leading activists and professionals who taught us the material we need to use on campuses. Learning about the conflicts, whether reading it in the news, or taking a class at a university, changes everything when you are actually IN Israel learning about it. You see what the security fence is, how long it is and how much of it is actually a wall, you go to Sderot and SEE all the bomb shelters on every playground. This gives graduates of Hasbara Fellowships an upper hand in debating because they have SEEN what they are debating about, while most take their knowledge from news or other biased resources that are not reliable. Hasbara Fellowships has changed the stakes on college campuses and helped shape the playing field. Every student I know who has participated in the Hasbara Fellowships training program has expressed that it was one of their most incredible life experiences. Hasbara Fellowships provides students and activists with a plethora of materials, clever campaigns, grants and all the resources necessary to successfully stand up for Israel. I thank Hasbara Fellowships for their dedication to the students and to Israel. Please help me in supporting a vital organization cultivating the next generation of Israel\'s ambassadors by making a donation, in any amount you are able.
Thank you,
Lian Kimia
Hasbara Fellowships, Summer 2006
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