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J Street statement on bombings in India, Georgia
J Street is deeply concerned by the bombing of the Israeli diplomatic vehicle that took place today outside the Israeli Embassy in India and by the attempted bombing of another vehicle owned by a staff member of the Israeli Embassy in Georgia.
Our thoughts are with the injured and their families, as we pray for their full recovery.
J Street calls upon the international community to condemn any violence against the State of Israel, its officials and citizens anywhere in the world.
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Letter from Rachel Lerner, Vice-President of J Street Education Fund
We have received some inquiries about our recent decision to release a statement of our own in response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference that took place at the University of Pennsylvania, and not to sign on to a letter by other Jewish organizations.
Below is an excerpt of a letter written by Rachel Lerner, Vice President of the J Street Education Fund, in response to one of these inquiries:
The drums of war
The drums for war with Iran sound more loudly with every passing day.
Let’s acknowledge up front the very real and legitimate fear that this Iranian regime might acquire a nuclear weapon. Security – for Israel, Iran’s immediate neighbors and frankly for the world as a whole – must be the first and foremost concern in the discussion over what to do to prevent that from happening.
Jeremy Ben-Ami responds to breakdown of Israeli-Palestinian talks – UPDATED
WASHINGTON — J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued the following statement in response to the apparent failure of the latest round of Jordanian sponsored talks between Israel and the PLO:
“J Street is gravely concerned by the apparent failure of the latest round of Jordanian-sponsored talks between Israel and the PLO.
While no one had high expectations for these talks, no one should take satisfaction in seeing predicted failure come to pass. The interests at stake – for Israel, the Palestinians, Jordan, the US and the Quartet—are too serious and the consequences of failure too dire.
