Protect Democracy, Equality, and Lives in the Middle East.
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This campaign is intended to promote democracy in the Middle East, to enhance the position of women in the Middle East, and to save lives the world over, by strengthening the economy of Israel.
For all the savagery of the terrorism that has sent so many innocents over the years to early graves, peaceful coexistence is not only possible in the Jewish state, it’s a daily reality, woven into the warp and woof of Israeli life. Israel's sizable Arab and other non-Jewish minorities are full citizens who in all ways share in the blessings of Israeli freedom, democracy, and equality.
This campaign identifies products of Israeli companies that exemplify dedication to equality, democracy, and the rule of law.
There have always been pessimists convinced that Israel’s multi-ethnic Jewish democracy is doomed to fail. They send the message that “Jews and Arabs may not be able to live together easily even in the same country.” Of course there are tensions, disputes, and resentments, just as there are in every imperfect democracy — and what democracy isn’t imperfect?
Yet Israel from the outset has risen to the challenge of building a society held together by centripetal forces stronger than the centrifugal differences pushing it apart. It's still a work in progress, but largely a successful one. The small Jewish state with the notable Arab minority not only survives the implacability of its worst enemies and the violent instability of its neighborhood; it thrives, thanks to the participation of all its diverse ethnic groups, and thanks people like you, who choose to buy Israeli products.
Yes, terrorism is a grim plague. Yes, the toxic Palestinian political culture that incites it is growing worse. All the same, Israel manages to stand out as an oasis of pluralism, respect, and tolerance in a part of the world not known for those qualities. At a time when Muslims are being butchered and abused by fanatics across the Middle East, “mosques in Israel and the West Bank — including Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque — remain among the safest places in the Mideast for Muslims to pray.” That’s no small achievement, even if the world does take it for granted
May our purchases be a lasting blessing, for Jews and non-Jews alike. And may we witness peace overtake the Middle East like wildflowers, suddenly, because the field must have it. "Soon and in our days".
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