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Shalom USA's 7th Anniversary

I volunteered to publicize the following event:

On June 11, 2006, Baltimore's only Jewish radio program, Shalom USA, began broadcasting on 1370AM, a 50,000 watt station with a clear signal that reaches the entire Baltimore metropolitan area, Annapolis, Columbia and Washington DC. The program continues to air between 9am and 11am every Sunday morning. The move to 1370AM coincides with the seventh anniversary of Shalom USA which -- since its inception in 1999 -- has aired over 350 programs, featuring over 1,000 interviews with prominent authors, politicians, rabbis, and other newsmakers from all walks of Jewish life.

To celebrate Shalom USA's move to 1370AM, and its seventh birthday, Shalom USA is hosting a gala dinner on Wednesday evening, July 19, 2006 at the Royal Restaurant. Our special guest at the dinner, and distinguished honoree, is Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya'alon, who served as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 2000 to 2005. General Ya'alon will present a major policy address at the dinner entitled, "The Security of the State of Israel -- The Challenges Ahead," and will answer questions following his talk. Tickets are only $40 per person, and ads in the dinner journal are available at the following rates: Full Page (includes 2 tickets to the dinner) - $250; Half Page - $125; Quarter Page - $75; Eighth Page - $50; Greeting $36. All contributions are tax-deductible, and should be made payable to the Jewish Radio Foundation 2504 Taney Rd Baltimore, MD 21209

Reservations can be made by emailing shalom@shalomusaradio.com, or by telephoning 410-764-7443.

I listen to Shalom USA as much as I can. What never ceases to amaze me is how Jay Bernstein can have guests who are experts in subjects as diverse as archaeology, Christian support for Israel or the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire and always have excellent questions on-topic questions for his guests. There's a lot to learn from Shalom USA.

Jay and co-host Larry Cohen have been involved in Jewish causes for many years. Whether it's greater communal funding for Jewish education or protesting the Nobel for Arafat or the hateful rants of Prof Tony Martin they've been there leading.

As for the guest speaker, Gen Yaalon, I've been a fan for awhile. This story is incredible

One gets the impression that Arafat is not concerned with telling the truth (to say the least) and has no emotional difficulty with that; his prevarication is not accompanied by any external signs that could give him away. For example, in a meeting with General Moshe Yaalon on October 7, 1995, Arafat was presented with a list of 35 wanted men. When Yaalon reached Muhammad Deif, the number-one wanted man at that time, Arafat put on an innocent face, turned to Muhammad Dachlan, and asked him, “Muhammad Esh?” (Muhammad who?) Intelligence information in the Yaalon’s hands showed that this same Deif had been in Arafat’s office at a personal meeting only three days prior. From some of his utterances, one gets the impression that he assumes that everyone lies.

Some other good glimpses of the general's thinking may be found here and here. Though his political opponents label him a hard liner, I suspect that he's less a Likudnik than a tough Laborite. Of course given that Labor isn't that tough anymore, it's hard to know exactly were his political future would lay, if that's the direction he would choose.

If you're in the area in 3 weeks, this should be a wonderful event.

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