Congregation Or Shalom Symbol

Congregation Or Shalom Logo

Israel Solidarity

Israeli Almanac

State of Israel
Israel Government Gateway to Ministries, local authorities and other official and semi-official sites. Includes eGovernment commerce site for payment of fees, taxes, licenses and purchase of government maps and publications.

US Department of State – Background Notes

CIA World Factbook

Library of Congress Country Study - Israel
Geography, History, Economy, Government, Security

Law Library of Congress - Israel
Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Legal Guides, General sources.

Columbia University
Middle East Studies Internet Resources – Israel

Middle East Information Network
Dedicated to providing non-partisan, accurate and comprehensive information about the Middle East. Information on countries, news, business, travel and maps, etc.

Virtual Jewish Library
A division of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise; The VJL also has information regarding trade status between Israel and each American state; maps of Israel; and extensive weblinks to more Israel information.

Google Web Directory - Israel
Including 20 subcategories ranging from government to employment to weather.

Israel Advocacy & the Middle East Conflict

AIPAC
AIPAC has 50,000 members across all 50 states, working to keep the US-Israel relationship strong. AIPAC lobbyists meet every member of Congress and cover every hearing on Capitol Hill that touches on the US-Israel relationship.

American Zionist Movement
Names and addresses of the member organizations and other interesting weblinks, including Zionist essays.

Information Regarding Israel's Security (IRIS)
IRIS is an independent organization dedicated to informing the public about the security needs of the State of Israel, especially vis-à-vis the current peace process.

Israel Now and Forever
Linking the Delaware Valley with Israel and the Middle East.

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Ten Ways to Support Israel

Union for Reform Judaism
Israel Information and Action

Orthodox Union
Ways You Can Help Israel

Americans for Peace Now
Advocacy group for Security through Peace.

INCORE guide to Internet sources on conflict in Israel/Palestine
INCORE (International Conflict Research) was set up in 1993 by the University of Ulster and the United Nations University to undertake research and policy work that is useful to the resolution of ethnic, political and religious conflicts.

Academic Info
Israeli Conflict and The Peace Process. Links to government position papers and media commentary.

Israel Advocacy Organizations
Link list from the Jewish Internet Association

Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information
Palestinian-Israeli public policy think-tank devoted to developing practical solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Palestine Media Watch
PMW analyzes Palestinian Authority [PA] culture and society from numerous perspectives, including studies on summer camps, > poetry, schoolbooks, religious ideology. PMW documents the contradictions between the image the Palestinians present to the world in English and the messages to their own people in Arabic.

Support Israel

Jewish National Fund
The caretaker of the land of Israel on behalf of its owners--Jewish people everywhere.

Israel Bonds
How to Invest; Securities; Offices; etc.

New Israel Fund
The New Israel Fund (NIF) works to strengthen Israel's democracy and to promote freedom, justice and equality for all Israel's citizens.

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Israel Fund.

Shop Israel

The Israeli Partnership
Developed by the Economic Department at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC. In order to effectively assist Israeli businesses, links to various Israeli companies that market their products abroad.

ShopinIsrael.com
This site is designed to serve as a link between stores in Israel and the Diaspora. Neither the site nor the creators profit from any purchases at these stores.

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia - Shop Israel
Support Israel...get great stuff and feel good, too!

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia - Business to Business
Israeli Business Services.

Google Directory - Israel Shopping

Roses from Israel
Buy Roses grown in Israel delivered directly to any door in the US.

Travel Israel

Israel Ministry Of Tourism
Planning your trip; Virtual tour; Links to other sites.

Virtual Israel Experience
Designed for anyone who plans a trip to Israel, hopes to visit in the future or just wants to learn more about the history of the Jewish state.

Virtual Tour of Jerusalem
Emphasis on the Old City.

Frommer's
Online Guide to Israel

Lonely Planet Guide
Israel & the Palestinian Territories

USCJ
Conservative Movement Affiliated Trips to Israel

Google Directory - Israel Maps & Views

Google Directory - Israel Travel & Tourism

Israel in the Media

Liberation of the Temple Mount and Western Wall
An eyewitness audio file of the capture of the Western Wall by Israel on June 7, 1967. It comes with an English transcription..

KOL-ISRAEL.com - Live Radio, News, Sports and Arts from Israel
Live radio; English language newspapers (Israeli and Arab); Israeli websites.

Google News - Israel
Up to the minute breaking news from 4,500 sources. Trace the history of developing issues by clicking the “and more” link. Or sort all articles on Israel by date and time. You can also search for Palestine or any other keyword.

DebkaFile
Offered in Hebrew and English, Debkafile offers a blend of anonymous tips, unsubstantiated rumors and chilling, detail-laden stories on Middle Eastern military, intelligence, diplomatic, and terrorist matters, with a point of view unabashedly in the hawkish camp of Israeli politics.

Israpundit
On the left side of its webpage, Israpundit, a far right-wing Israel advocacy news site, has a substantial number of links to various newspapers, magazines, columnists, media watchdogs, and other organizations: Israeli, Arab, American, World, Jewish, Muslim, Zionist, and terrorist.

Tikkun Magazine
The Current Thinking – Magazine articles on Israel and the Middle East

Israel Insider
Independent, nonpartisan, weblog-style publication.

Soc.Culture.Israel
Usenet Newsgroup. You need access to Usenet to utilize this resource.

MEMRI
MEMRI explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis. “Translations from Arabic on websites like www.memri.org let the rest of the world know what Saudis and other Arabs are saying to each other…" (Newsweek).