ZOA AROUND THE COUNTRY 43 ZOA-sponsored Israel events on their campuses. The program’s purpose is to educate, train, and motivate students to become passionate, dedicated, and effective pro-Israel advocates, and to provide scholarship assistance to students participating in an organized educational trip to Israel. This spring, Kobi Erez debated a representative of J Street before an audience of college students at an event hosted by Hillel of Metro Detroit. Key issues discussed included the so-called twostate solution, Palestinian Arab terrorist culture, the right of the Jewish people to live anywhere in Israel, international pressure on Israel and how J Street lobbied for it, the war with Gaza, and anti-Israel bias worldwide. ZOA YOUNG ADULT BARBECUE, OP-EDS ZOA Michigan had a successful barbecue event, with over 70 young adults from a variety of backgrounds. We saw many previous attendees and some new faces as well, and everyone had the chance to learn about ZOA and Israel advocacy in a fun atmosphere. This is part of our ongoing efforts to promote education, awareness, and support for Israel and Jewish causes among future generations. Opinion pieces by our members concerning the Iran deal, the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict, anti-Semitism, and BDS have been published in local and national print and online media, including the Detroit Jewish News and the Times of Israel, reaching thousands of people and educating them on current events. ZOA WEST COAST The ZOA’s West Coast chapter pursued an aggressive, two-fold mission in the spring of 2017: to engage a wider segment of the community and expose them to ZOA educational initiatives, and to empower Jewish youth and combat the rising trend of anti-Semitism that California students are experiencing. The chapter accomplished this two-fold mission and is now working to build on its achievements. ZOA IN THE COMMUNITY ZOA West Coast ran two large events with veteran Israeli diplomat Ambassador Dore Gold, in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Ambassador Gold highlighted Israel’s diplomatic initiatives, which he spearheaded on behalf of the Foreign Ministry, to build relationships with Sunni Arab and African countries while maintaining and strengthening Israel’s historic ties. The first event was held at Temple Emanu-El, the largest synagogue in San Francisco and a new community for ZOA. The second event was held at the Palo Alto JCC and was preceded by a VIP reception and meet-and-greet for ZOA members. Over 350 people attended the two programs. On the heels of the outgoing Obama administration’s backstabbing of Israel at the United Nations via its orchestration of, and subsequent abstention from, UN Security Council Resolution 2334, the pro-Israel community in Northern California was searching for a means ZOA Michigan Executive Director Kobi Erez debating J Street on campus ZOA Michigan’s annual young adult barbecue ZOA Michigan had a successful barbecue event, with over 70 young adults from a variety of backgrounds.
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