There are many ways to show you stand with Israel.

1. Make a contribution to the Israel Emergency Campaign through your local federation. To find your local federation, go to www.JewishFinder.com.

2. Buy Israeli products through www.shopinisrael.com and www.export.org.il.

3. Learn the facts, and educate others. Visit the Israeli government's Web site (www.mfa.gov.il) and American Jewish organizations' Web sites (www.ujc.org, www.adl.org, www.jewishpublicaffairs.org). Speak in your own community, e-mail your friends.

4. Challenge media coverage of Israel. Call radio talk shows, write letters to the editor, speak out in chat rooms. For information on contacting the media, go to www.honestreporting.com/a/contact.asp.

5. Reach out to individual Israelis in your community's Partnership 2000 region (contact your local federation to find out how).

6. Go to Israel. Join a local federation or national UJC mission. Contact the UJC Missions Information Center at (212) 284-6519 or .

7. Celebrate Israel's Independence Day, April 17, 2002/5 Iyar 5762. Wear a pin. Display a flag. Sing "Hatikvah".

8. Express solidarity with Israel. Wear a blue ribbon and participate in community events.

9. Write a letter to boost the morale of an Israeli soldier. Mail to Letter to Soldier, POB 92, Jerusalem 91000, Israel, fax to 972-2-621- 6133/6214, or e-mail as an attachment to .

 
10. Write or e-mail the President and your legislators. E-mail President Bush at  . Find your legislators' e-mail addresses at http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml or www.congress.org. In the subject line write "Thank you for your support of Israel." Click here for a sample letter.