J Street, Zionism and BDS
Shabbat is as good a time as any to reflect, discuss and exchange ideas, and I’d like to do so tonight.
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.
Working in the American political system, in the Jewish community and with others with whom we share core values, we advocate for diplomacy-first American leadership and policies that advance justice, equality, peace, and democracy in Israel, in the wider region and in the United States as well.
Living Our Values, Defending Democracy
December 3-6 | DC + Virtual
Our Israel is a J Street initiative to spotlight amazing Israeli organizations and individuals who share our values and who struggle, as we do in the United States, to build and preserve a liberal, democratic society underpinned by the principles of equality, freedom, justice and peace.
Learn about how Obama and Biden's diplomacy blocked Iran's nuclear program, how Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign was an abject failure, and how returning to the Iran Deal makes Israel, the region, and the world safer.
Join us in calling on President Biden to use US diplomatic power to stop discriminatory, arbitrary and illegal Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes, farms, clinics, schools and businesses on the West Bank.
The overwhelming majority of Democratic voters, Jewish voters and pro-Israel voters support justice, freedom, democracy and equality -- for Israelis and Palestinians, and here at home. As AIPAC’s actions have made clear, they do not share these goals and values. Help show they do not speak for us.
Call on the State Department to press Israeli authorities to do much more to confront violent settler attacks and to hold perpetrators of violence accountable,
Shabbat is as good a time as any to reflect, discuss and exchange ideas, and I’d like to do so tonight.
It’s a reminder of the value of J Street U as a space to bring together people from all backgrounds to unite in support of a future for both peoples which secures peace, justice and self-determination.
Last night, we celebrated thrilling victories for J Street allies Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman in two of New York State’s most hotly-contested primaries. With vanishingly few swing seats in the House and Senate, primaries in 2022 became ever more crucial battlegrounds for shaping the direction of American politics and policies on the issues we care about.
In her inaugural issue brief, Dr. Debra Shushan explores "firing zones" and how they are used to displace Palestinians in the West Bank.
US Calls on Israel To Investigate Death of Palestinian Boy, AP
The U.S. State Department is calling on Israel to open a “thorough” investigation into the mysterious death of a 7-year-old Palestinian boy who collapsed and died on Thursday, shortly after Israeli soldiers came to his home in the occupied West Bank. Relatives said Rayan Suleiman had no previous health problems and accused the army of scaring the child to death. The army called the death a tragedy and said its soldiers were not to blame.
David Cicilline, Jewish Progressive, Is New Chair of House Middle East Subcommittee, JTA
Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted to name as chairman of its influential Middle East subcommittee Rep. David Cicilline, a Jewish Rhode Islander who is a member of the party’s Progressive Caucus.