J Street organizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to promote US policies that embody our deeply held Jewish and democratic values and that help secure the State of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people. We believe that only a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians can meet the legitimate needs and national aspirations of both peoples.
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J Street has assembled a raft of immediate, enduring actions President Biden can take before he leaves office to help end the hostage crisis, get aid into Gaza, push back on right-wing extremists and blunt the impact of the Trump-Netanyahu agenda.
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We urge senators to continue to make the safe return of the hostages a high-priority issue in all meetings with the Biden administration and other interlocutors, and to strongly consider the impact that any US policies and actions may have on the safety of hostages.
What we actually need is to debate what it means to be pro-Israel – in American politics, in American policy, in the Jewish community – when large numbers of Americans who are deeply connected to Israel disagree, strongly, with the current government.
These vile acts do nothing to advance the worthy cause of alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people.
As this devastating war rages on, it’s time to confront a hard truth: Supporting Israel doesn’t always mean unquestioning endorsement of its government’s actions or the automatic provision of foreign aid.
To uphold US law and send a clear message of disapproval to the Netanyahu government, the Biden Administration should abide by NSM-20 and withhold certain offensive weapons transfers to Israel.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz: Israel Will Have Full Security Control in Gaza, Like in West Bank, After War, Haaretz
On Tuesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed that Israel “will assume security control in Gaza” with “full freedom to act, just as in Judea and Samaria,” using the biblical name for the West Bank, after “destroying” Hamas.
Faced With Mounting Public Anger, a Weakened Hamas Starts To Compromise, The Washington Post
A new proposal for a 60-day pause in hostilities and the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners includes key concessions from Hamas, which relented on its demands for a complete halt to the war and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces, a Hamas official told The Washington Post.