Editorials ..................................... 4A Op-Ed .......................................... 5A Calendar ...................................... 6A Scene Around ............................. 9A Synagogue Directory ................ 11A JTA News Briefs ........................ 13A WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 42, NO. 20 JANUARY 19, 2018 3 SH’VAT, 5778 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Trumps waives Iran sanctions By Ron Kampeas In a statement later Friday Trump said those who do not WASHINGTON (JTA)— work with him to amend the President Donald Trump deal are effectively siding waived nuclear sanctions with Iran. against Iran for what the “I hereby call on key Euro- White House said was the final pean countries to join with time under the current deal. the United States in fixing By the time the next waiver significant flaws in the deal, signing rolls around in 120 countering Iranian aggres- days, Trump wants a new sion, and supporting the deal in place that removes Iranian people,” he said. “If “sunset clauses” allowing other nations fail to act dur- Iran to resume enhanced ing this time, I will terminate enrichment of fissile material our deal with Iran. Those within a decade, three senior who, for whatever reason, administration officials said choose not to work with us Friday. Trump wants the will be siding with the Iranian bans to be permanent. “He regime’s nuclear ambitions, wants to deny Iran access to and against the people of Iran nuclear weapons forever and and the peaceful nations of not just for 10years,” one of the world.” the officials said The officials notably did not The officials spoke Friday in say that Trump expected the a conference call for journal- other two nations party to the The future looks bright for these Jewish Academy kindergarteners. ists on the condition they not deal—Russia and China—to be named. join in the revision of the deal. The officials said Trump The three European nations expected America’s European that are party to the deal, Jewish Academy of Orlando opens its allies who are also parties France, Germany and Britain, to the 2015 accord, which have said that they do not want swapped sanctions relief for to reopen the deal unless all doors to students of all faiths a rollback of Iran’s nuclear parties are agreed. Russia and program, to join with him in China are adamantly opposed Just as it celebrates its 40th anniver- began last summer among the school’s Rusonik told Heritage that this in no reworking the deal. He is also to renegotiating the deal, as sary, the Jewish Academy of Orlando will Board, and for four months the board way affects or changes the mission, vision demanding a permanent end is Iran. open enrollment to students of all faiths members talked with parents and or values of the school. “They will remain to Iran’s enrichment of fissile Trump first called on the Eu- offering the benefits of the independent community leaders about becoming the same—to provide academic excel- material at a grade sufficient ropean nations to reopen the school’s academic and cultural excellence inclusive. lence within a culture of Jewish values. for weapons use. As it stands, deal to modifications in Octo- to the broader community. “We did our homework,” said Head Our goal is to produce excellent students Iran is currently allowed to ber; there has been no sign that Beginning in the January 2018-2019 of School Alan Rusonik. He further ex- who are filled with self-confidence and are enrich uranium to low grades term, enrollment will be open to families plained that Jewish Day schools across comfortable with their Jewish identities.” unsuitable for weapons use. Sanctions on page 15A of all faiths and who seeks the indepen- the country have open enrollment and “Our approach to education includes dent school’s STEM-focused initiatives. follow either a dual track curriculum, passion, mindfulness, pride, connecting The Jewish Academy of Orlando is rec- in which students can select a purely and leadership—very clear objectives ognized for its service learning culture, academic curriculum, or one track, in that are incorporated into our powerful Israel’s blacklist smaller classrooms and personalized which all the students take all the same curriculum,” said Board member Robyn education. classes. The board agreed unanimously Discussion about open enrollment to be one track. Academy on page 15A of BDS groups By Aryeh Savir Jewish state will act against Support for Israel among young World Israel News them and will not allow them to enter it to harm its citizens.” Israel’s Ministry of Strate- “These people take ad- gic Affairs has published a list vantage of the law and our evangelicals is solid but slipping of 20 anti-Israel organizations hospitality to act against By Josefin Dolsten that actively support the BDS Israel and slander the Land. (Boycott, Divestment, and I will act against this in every NEW YORK (JTA)—A new Sanctions) movement and way,”stated Interior Minister study has some troubling whose activists will be denied Aryeh Deri. news for Israel and its sup- entry into the Jewish state. The BDS Movement at- porters, who have come to rely “These organizations oper- tempts to delegitimize and ate consistently against the isolate Israel in an effort to State of Israel, while putting advance Palestinian interests. pressure on other organi- Many leaders of the campaign zations, institutions and have publicly affirmed that countries to boycott Israel,” they seek Israel’s destruction. the ministry stated. “The In August 2016, Israel es- organizations’ activities are tablished an inter-ministerial carried out through a false team tasked with tracking propaganda campaign aimed down and deporting anti-Is- at undermining Israel’s legiti- rael activists who come to the Participants at CUFI’s 2017 summit in Washington, D.C., July 17-18, 2017. macy in the world. Jewish State for the purpose Minister of Strategic Affairs of harming the country. The on the political and financial sen People Ministries (which The survey, which included Gilad Erdan stated that “the team also works to prevent support of the 25 percent of seeks Jewish converts to 2,000 respondents and had consolidation of the list is the future entry of activists Americans who identify as Christianity), shows that a margin of error of plus or another step in our struggle who operate for the BDS evangelical Christians. young evangelicals are less minus 2.7 percent, also found against the incitement and movement. “Older American evan- supportive and more ambiva- that millennial evangelicals lies of the boycott organiza- Israel acted on its new gelicals love Israel—but many lent about the State of Israel were the most likely to say tions. No country would allow directives for the first time younger evangelicals simply than their older counterparts. they are unsure of how they visitors who come to harm at the end of 2016, denying don’t care,” reads the sum- Though a majority of re- see Israel, at 30 percent. That the country to enter it, and mary of the study released last spondents aged 18-34 have number was 16 percent for the certainly when the goal is BDS on page 14A month by the Nashville-based a positive view of Israel, that group 65 and over. to destroy Israel as a Jewish evangelical research firm number is lower than for all That gap, though not as state.” LifeWay Research. other age groups: 58 percent dramatic as the report’s He added that Israel has And while the summary of millennials view the Jewish introduction would have it, “moved from defense to of- may overstate the case, the state positively, compared to fense, the boycott organiza- survey, underwritten by Cho- 76 percent of those 65 or older. 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