Tag : peace
Caring enough to engage
Originally appearing in Ha’aretz Caring enough to engage The effort to quiet critics is the more respectable public face of a far less respectable campaign of smears and lies being waged against those who dissent. By Jeremy Ben-Ami We live at a time when serious decisions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are under discussion, the resolution
Guest Post: Peace is Possible, by Representative Charles B. Rangel
In a J Street guest post, Representative Charles B. Rangel “join[s] with President Barack Obama’s call for our two great nations [Israel and the United States] to move beyond the current stalemate in peace negotiations with the Palestinians and re-launch efforts to establish a lasting two-state solution.”
J Street Commends President Obama’s Middle East Speech
J Street commends President Obama for his important speech today outlining his approach to the changing Middle East and stating that efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a two-state solution are “more urgent than ever.”
Statement on George Mitchell’s Resignation as U.S. Mideast Envoy
J Street has deep respect for George Mitchell’s service as special Middle East peace envoy over the past two years. We are and will continue to be inspired by the Ambassador’s firm conviction that “there is no such thing as a conflict that can’t be ended.”
Statement on Yom Ha-Zikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement as those in Israel mourn the fallen on Yom Ha-Zikaron (Israeli Remembrance Day), and begin to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day): J Street mourns together with the people of Israel the state’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. We also proudly celebrate the 63rd anniversary
