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.
Each night, we’re highlighting an organization providing support for Israelis & Palestinians. We invite you to learn about their work and offer any support you can to help them save lives & build a future of peace.
Watch our introductory video to learn more about our values and our pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy work in pursuit of a future of peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians.
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.
As pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans, we urge you to speak out and support the Biden Administration’s push for a humanitarian pause in fighting to provide the support necessary to Palestinian civilians trapped in Gaza.
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.
Mark your calendars! The J Street Convention is coming to Washington, DC on April 6-9, 2024.
"Support for Israel’s operation doesn’t require providing a blank check for the Netanyahu government to operate without a clear exit strategy – or without any commitment to a political vision beyond his failed “conflict management” approach."
"That’s why – at the one-month mark – we believe it is necessary to ask tough questions and to consider whether the approach being taken will achieve the goals we all share and whether the cost in civilian lives is acceptable."
As the US prepares to provide Israel with a massive new package of military assistance, the secretary should insist that as part of their receipt and use of this aid, Israeli authorities must acknowledge, respect and adhere to the asks and guardrails set by the US government for its conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, and for post-war moves toward lasting conflict resolution.
The world must recognize both Israel and Palestine as the national homelands of their respective peoples – and so too, each of those two states must recognize the other and their right to live next door in peace and security.
Israel’s Map and Evacuation Messages for Gaza Are Adding to the Chaos, NPR
But the map proved difficult to navigate on computers and the cellphones that most Palestinians use. Residents are asked to locate their neighborhood on a numbered grid, memorize its zone number and then “track and follow the instructions of the [Israeli military] through various media outlets and obey them.” Many residents in Gaza have little electricity or internet service, making it difficult to access the map.
Freed Hamas Hostages Come Home to Find Kibbutz Destroyed, NBC News
Irena Tati and her daughter Yelena Trupanov spent more than seven weeks in Hamas captivity in Gaza, and just over a week after they were freed they returned to survey the wreckage of the burned-out kibbutz that had been their home. Ordinarily, the residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz would be lighting candles Thursday for the first night of Hanukkah. But there are few residents around, the communal dining hall is riddled with bullet holes, and the kitchen is burned out.