John Ashcroft

“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.”