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Can Supporting Israel Become Hip?

In these dark times following the Flotilla fiasco, there may be a glimmer of hope that positive momentum may be around the corner in a groundswell support for the plight of Israel.  Read this weekend's Daily Beast Article on Bibi's Unlikely New Fan Club. As the article begins, "Israelis are astonishingly unified in defense of their country's flotilla interception. Ethan Perlson on why even the country's lefties are draping themselves in the flag."  To read more, please click here. Separately, there has been a great web effort to advance the Israeli narrative by the IDF, Israeli government and passionate individuals. One successful example is the music parody video called We Con the World that was created by an Israeli comedy troupe.  It is been viewed  1+ million times in less than a week. The next few months will be crucial given world attention and the real possibility that Iran will be come even a greater force in this unfortunate situation. Stay tuned and involved.