Southern Israel and Gaza

May 1st, 2012

J Street condemns the continuing rocket attacks on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. J Street urges Egypt and the international community to take strong, responsible, and concerted action to prevent weapons smuggling into Gaza. Read More...

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J Street Responds to Ongoing Rocket Fire on Southern Israel

March 12th, 2012

WASHINGTON—J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued the following statement in response to ongoing rocket fire on southern Israel from Palestinian militants in Gaza: Read More...

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REVISED: J Street Responds to Recent Violence Between Israel, Gaza

March 11th, 2012

J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami today issued the following statement in response to the most recent outbreak of violence between the Israel Defense Forces and militants in Gaza, which began on Friday. Read More...

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Statement on Kathleen Peratis' visit to Gaza

November 28th, 2011

J Street strongly regrets the recent meetings by its Board member Kathleen Peratis with members of Hamas and the articles that she has written about her visit to Gaza. Read More...

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J Street Deeply Concerned by Violence, Welcomes Reports of Ceasefire

August 22nd, 2011

J Street is deeply concerned about the violence of the past few days and the loss of lives in the terror attacks in southern Israel. We cautiously welcome reports that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, marking what we hope will be an end to the spate of violence which began with the attacks near Eilat on Thursday. Read More...

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