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Herut Zionists S L A T E H E R U T Z I O N I S T S : T H E J A B O T I N S K Y M O V E M E N T N U M B E R1: 0 W H Y A V O T E F O R H E R U T S T R E N G T H E N S T H E E N T I R E Z I O N I S T M O V E M E N T A Return To The Traditional Values Of Zionism We work in the World Zionist Congress to increase funding and provide resources and support for: Encouraging Aliyah and gathering all the tribes The growth of Zionist youth movements worldwide Zionist education initiatives and programming including those that concentrate on Jewish Unity Zionist leadership instruction and activist training Hebrew language instruction Support for Lone Soldiers Jewish development of all parts of the Land of Israel Countering anti-Israel propaganda on campuses Security and self-defense for Jewish communities worldwide in the tradition of Ze’ev Jabotinsky Seeking justice for victims of Arab terrorism We recall the pledges of the Irgun Tzvai Leumi (ETZEL) and the Lohamei Herut Israel (LEHI) to the Land of Israel and the LEHI's adherence to the Biblical call: "If I forget thee O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill." [Psalms 137:5] # Z i o n U n i t e B U I L D I N G T H E N E X T G E N E R A T I O N O F D E F I A N T L Y Z I O N I S T L E A D E R S HerutNA.org I [email protected] HERUT IS NOT ANOTHER CAREER-ZIONIST ORGANIZATION - All our members are volunteers; All our funding goes directly toward activities 2 0 2 0 S L A T E B e a p a r t o f t h e f u t u r e o f t h e Z i o n i s t M o v e m e n t ! P l e a s e v o t e “ H e r u t Z i o n i s t s – T h e J a b o t i n s k y M o v e m e n t ” a n d j o i n a c o m m i t t e d , d i v e r s e g r o u p o f A m e r i c a n Z i o n i s t s s e e k i n g t o b e t h e a g e n t s f o r p o s i t i v e , c r e a t i v e c h a n g e t h a t t h e Z i o n i s t M o v e m e n t m u s t h a v e i n t h e n e x t W o r l d Z i o n i s t C o n g r e s s . T h e H e r u t Z i o n i s t s s l a t e e n c o m p a s s e s l e a d e r s f r o m a w i d e b r e a d t h o f J e w i s h o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d a f f i l i a t i o n s . 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