One of them is Barbara Specter a former
American who made aliyah and then 10
years ago with the help of the
government of Sweden set up a
non-denominational Institute of Jewish
learning with a Greek name of Paideia
here in Stockholm. She believes the
current wave of anti-semitism in Sweden
will pass and that Jews have an
important role to play in a country
undergoing profound change. I think
there's a resurgence of anti-semitism
because at this point in time Europe has
not yet learned how to be multicultural
and I think we're going to be part of
the throes of that of that
transformation which must take place
Europe is not going to be the monolithic
societies they once were in the last
century Jews are going to be at the
center of that it's a huge
transformation for Europe to make they
are now going into a multicultural mode
and Jews will be resented because of our
leading role but without that leading
role and without that transformation
Europe will not survive.
Waiting to help them on the beaches of Greece are
the last people the Syrians might expect:
volunteers from Israel.
My name is Tali Shaltiel I'm here with
IsraAID an Israeli based NGO. My name is
Maggie Dakar Josh I'm here at a medical
team I work as a nurse.
My name is Ellie Sattler I live in Tel
Aviv
I just finished med school in Tel Aviv
University
We've got a team from Israel which is
Arab speaking and the impact was amazing.
Hearing their language is very important to
them and then getting the instructions
where to go what to do next what are the
next step because they have a lot of
uncertainty.
The Jewish people in Europe during the
Holocaust after the Holocaust making
their journey to Israel for different
countries and seeking for a safe home
Often when there is dissent expressed in
the United States against policies of
the Israeli government people here are
called anti-semitic what is your
response to that as an Israeli Jew. Well it's a trick we always use it. When from
Europe somebody's criticizing Israel
then we bring up the Holocaust when in
this country people are criticizing
Israel then there are anti-semitic and
the organization is strong and has a lot
of money and the ties between Israel and
the American Jewish establishment are
very strong and they're strong in this
country as you know they have power
which is OK the talented people and they
have power money and media and other
things and their attitude is Israel my
country right or wrong the
identification and they are not ready to
hear criticism and it's very easy to
blame people who criticize certain acts
of the Israeli government as
anti-semitic and to bring up the
Holocaust and the suffering of the
Jewish people and that's that is justify
everything we do to the Palestinians.
Please welcome Senate Democratic leader
the Senate Republican leader please
welcome Speaker of the US House of
Representatives please welcome Secretary
of State I'm honored to introduce the
vice president of the United States
ladies and gentlemen the President of
the United States. Please welcome back to the AIPAC stage the Prime Minister of Israel.
From day one Israel found itself in a unique alliance. The alliance between Israel and the United States of
America. In the United States our support for Israel is bipartisan and that is how it should stay.
Our strategic ally our unbreakable friendship. America is safer when we stand with Israel.
Because if you care about American security, you must care about Israel's security.
My friends America and Israel need you
more today than ever before
May God bless Israel and may God bless the United States of America.
