“When we experienced the horror of September 11th… Israel was among those countries most capable of understanding our national pain and our national thirst for justice not merely as a result of shared pain and agony and sheer tragedy, but as a result of shared values and a shared understanding of freedom… Stand for Israel is playing such a critical role today. Your ability to generate grassroots solidarity for the war against terrorism, here and in Israel and elsewhere around the world, helps the cause of freedom.”