Israel Advocacy

The A-Team is CBI’s Advocacy for Israel committee. Our goals include providing educational programs, forums for discussion, and knowledgeable speakers on current and critical issues dealing with Israel. Committee members disseminate time-sensitive information – you are encouraged to add your name to the list to receive these emails. The A-Team publishes information in the Spiel and the Review, and posts information on the shul hallway bulletin board. We keep you informed of community events in the Tampa Bay area, including but not limited to: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), Hadassah, Israel Bonds, JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council), JNF (Jewish National Fund), and more. We welcome you to join us!

Contact Eric Pastman for more information: eric_pastman@yahoo.com.

Breaking News on Israeli Technology Developments (updated 5/7/21):

What to do with all of those old tires? Israeli company EcoTech Recycling has the answer using a nontoxic process.

Israeli company IceCure has developed technology that destroys tumors without surgery. The US FDA refers to this as a "breakthrough device".

Melanoma can now be detected without doing a biopsy thanks to a new technology developed at Tel Aviv University by a team led by Prof. Abraham Katzir.

For more information on new Israeli technology developments visit ISRAEL21c

The A-Team requests that you support the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi to face justice in the United States for the Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem on August 9, 2001.

Please click the links for Educational Webinars and videos from  StandWithUs, OpenDor Media and JNF during our social distancing.

For accurate news on Israel and the Jewish world visit Honest Reporting or Camera

Support the Conservative movement in Israel at MERCAZ USA

For information on AIPAC's Annual Policy Conference

If you're thinking of visiting Israel, check out the Ministry of Tourism

To contribute to the CBI JNF Parkland project you can pick up a form in the CBI Lobby or click Parkland Project Donation Form.

if you want to contribute directly to JNF for another project - and benefit CBI - click the box below.