The New American Zionism

Index

>> 207 Index Abraham Fund, 83 Abram, Morris, 31 ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel), 81–82 Adalah, 82 Adelson, Sheldon, 104, 120 ADL (Anti-Defamation League). See AntiDefamation League AFIDF (American Friends of the Israel Defense Forces), 72 AFMDA (American Friends of Magen David Adom), 75 AFSI (Americans for a Safe Israel), 35, 45, 46, 165 Agudat Yisrael of America, 35, 165 AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), 26–28, 53–57; American electoral politics, involvement in, 27, 49; American Jews’ attitudes about, 55–56; American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs, 19; Arab boycott of Israel, lobbying against, 24; Arab states, sale of arms to, 26–27; Boston solidarity demonstration (2012), 1; college students, 52; consensus principle of Israel advocacy, 4; Conservative rabbis and rabbinical students, 60; Democratic Party, contributions to, 27; Dine, Thomas, 27–28; endowment, 44; founding, 14, 165; Gaza Strip withdrawal, 39; Gaza War (2008), 47; governance structure, 27–28; “honest broker,” prevention of, 41; “inside the beltway” influence, 48–49; lobbying Congress, 24, 27, 37; membership, 27, 44; military and intelligence cooperation between U.S. and Israel, 27; mobilization model of engagement, 147; movement of American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, proposed, 27; Oslo Peace Accords (1993), 37; Palestinian Authority, aid to, 35–36; Palestinian state, establishment of, 37; participants in annual conferences, 46; precursor, 165; press coverage of, 53–57; prominence, 148; research and publications division, 27; revenue, 46, 144; rise of, 26–28; Soviet Jews, resettlement of, 34; West Bank settlements, 37 AJC (American Jewish Committee): American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs, 19; Boston solidarity demonstration (2012), 1; budget, 44–45; campus chapters, 52; consensus principle of Israel advocacy, 4; distancing of young adults from Israel, task force about, 8; founding, 165; Gaza Strip withdrawal, 40; Israeli treatment of African migrants, 59; membership, 44–45; National Pledge for Unity on Israel, 151; opposition to Israeli laws, 59; prominence, 148; public criticisms of Israel, reaction to, 24–25; revenue, 46, 144; staff, 44–45; surveys by, 119, 121, 129, 138–139, 189n9, 189n10, 191n34; Zionism, 15, 18 Albert, Howard, 50 Albright, Madeleine, 37 aliyah (immigration to Israel), 8, 89, 91–92, 108, 110–112, 136 Ameinu, 45, 58 American Council for Judaism, 18, 165 American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA), 75 American Friends of the Hebrew University , 66 American Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (AFIDF), 72 American Friends organizations, fundraising by, 66, 67, 69, 72, 74, 75, 181n19 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). See AIPAC American Jewish Committee (AJC). See AJC American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), 15–16, 22, 63–66, 72, 84, 88, 169 208 > 209 Begin, Menachem, 24, 25, 26, 31 Beilin, Yossi, 64, 92 Beinart, Peter, 7–8, 80, 101, 142, 159, 174n12 Ben Gurion, David, 18–19, 94 Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 73–74 Ben-Ami, Jeremy, 41–43, 48, 49–50, 51 Berkshire Hathaway, 87 Besieged Israel narrative, 97 Beth El Yeshiva Center, 79 Beyond Distancing (Cohen and Kelman), 7–8 Biden, Joe, 49 “Birthright Bump,” 143 Birthright Israel, 92–105; Adelson, Sheldon, 104; American Jews’ engagement with Israel, 143; applications to, 187n30; Ashes to Redemption narrative, 96–97; Beinart , Peter, 101; Besieged Israel narrative, 97; “birthrate” moniker, 94; Bronfman, Charles, 92–93, 104; Chazan, Barry, 93; core features/themes of tours, 94, 95–97; direct model of engagement, 147; donors to, 104; educational guidelines, 93–94; first decade, 94; first trips sponsored by, 93; founding, 168; fundraising for, 71, 104; goal, 93; impetus for, 156; Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), 86, 92; Land of Israel narrative, 95–96; local federations, 104; Masada narratives, 98–100; master narratives, 95–100; “Mega Events,” 103–104; memorials and battle sites, tours of, 97, 99; mifgash (encounter with Israelis), 101–104, 113; Oranim trips, 94; Palestinian views, attention to, 100–101, 113; participants, number of, 94, 109; participants’ emotional attachment to Israel, 100–104, 186n26; participants’ political views on contentious issues, 113; participants’ use of Israeli Englishlanguage websites, 120; political trips, ban on overtly, 95; politics of, 100–101; returns to Israel, 105, 106; Schusterman, Lynn, 104; Shorashim trips, 95; Shoshani, Shimshon, 93; Steinhardt, Michael, 92–93, 104; thematic foci, 94–95; training program for tour guides, 185n17; trip providers, 146; Union of Progressive Zionists, 95; Zionist Organization of America, 95 Blinken, Anthony J., 49 B’nai B’rith, 18, 166 B’nei Akiva, 30 Boston solidarity demonstration (2012), 1–2 Bourdieu, Pierre, 9 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), 43–44, 50–51, 152, 153...