- America-Israel Friendship League
The America-Israel Friendship League is an American/Israeli organization. It describes itself as "a non-sectarian, non-political, not-for-profit organization strengthening ties between the people of the United States and Israel." [http://www.aifl.org/html/web/about_who_we_are.html About the AIFL] , AIFL official website.] The organization was founded in 1971 by Vice President
Hubert H. Humphrey , SenatorsHenry "Scoop" Jackson andNelson A. Rockefeller , civil rights leaderA. Philip Randolph , and CongressmanHerbert Tenzer , amongst others. The AIFL's purpose is to send missions to Israel, and to forge business, technological, humanitarian and personal relationships with partners in Israel.A recent mission in 2007 saw 10 students from Los Angeles Unfied School District from Bell High School, Los Angeles High School, and seven students from the
San Francisco Unified School District on a cultural exchange to Israel [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/34250/format/html/displaystory.html S.F. students find common ground in Israeli exchange] , Stacey Palevsky, Jewish News Weekly, December 21, 2007.] , and a delegation of technology journalists [ [http://www.isrealli.org/category/pop-culture/ WikA President with Value: Peres is the First Leader to Be Interviewed for Wikipedia’s News Site] , Itamar Eichner, "Yedioth Ahronoth ", 24 December 2007, p.12] to review the technology sector and advancements in defense andbiomedical engineering in the country. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/937991.html Your wiki entry counts] , Cnaan Liphshiz, "Haaretz ", December 25, 2007.] The cultural exchanges, such as the one for the Los Angeles students, are not aimed at Jewish students but for diverse students to co-exist and create new alliences.Its U.S. Board includes many influential Jewish-American leaders, including
Michael Ovitz ,Mortimer Zuckerman ,Larry King , Michael Meyers, andAbraham Foxman .The AIFL's U.S. national office is located in
New York City , and its Israeli office inTel Aviv . It has three chapters located inTucson, Arizona ,San Francisco, California andSalt Lake City, Utah . It most recently opened the Salt Lake City chapter. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060518/ai_n16418175 Utah starts an America-Israel Friendship League] , Wendy Leonard, Deseret Morning News, May 18, 2006.]ee also
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Uri Bar-Ner External links
* [http://www.aifl.org/ AIFL official website]
* [http://www.aifltucson.org/ AIFL Tucson Chapter’s Homepage]
* [http://www.nyclp.org/nyclp/web/press.html New York City Young Professionals Leadership Program]
* [http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200605/1147451423.html Press Coverage of the Launching of the AIFL Salt Lake City Chapter Launch, May 2006]References
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