Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street President, issued the following statement after Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he would end all foreign aid, including assistance to Israel Read More...

J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement in response to Rep. Gary Ackerman's comments on J Street Read More...

How many more signs are needed before the White House recognizes the need for a serious Presidential initiative to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before it is too late? J Street calls on President Obama to take strong action immediately to ensure that a viable two-state solution that meets well-known, internationally-accepted parameters is put on the table now. Read More...

We would urge the government of the state of Israel to recognize that it is in Israel's own interest to stop further building over the Green Line, and to immediately sit down with the United States and the Palestinians to establish a border and security arrangements that define where it can and cannot continue to build. Read More...

J Street strongly opposes the use of Holocaust imagery and Nazi metaphors in American political debate. We have spoken out strongly in the past when it was used by those who we oppose politically, and we also ask our friends to refrain from using such language. We call on Congressman Cohen to apologize for these remarks, and urge him and all American political leaders to refrain from the use of such imagery in the future. Read More...

J Street is speaking out against the Knesset's approval of a commission of inquiry into Israeli human rights and civil society non-governmental organizations.  We are deeply troubled by the increasing strands of racism, authoritarianism and McCarthyism emerging throughout Israel's politics and society. [Click here to read our full statement] Read More...

We hope that Governor Palin will recognize, when it is brought to her attention, that the term "blood libel" will bring back painful echoes of a very dark time in our communal history when Jews were falsely accused of committing heinous deeds. When Governor Palin learns that many Jews are pained by and take offense at the use of the term, we are sure that she will choose to retract them, apologize and make a less inflammatory choice of words. Read More...

The demolition of the Shepherd's Hotel in East Jerusalem is a deeply provocative action, and we urge the Israeli government to find a way to stop such provocations and refrain from unilateral actions that undermine peace efforts. Read More...