A Good Day for Democracy
This could not be a more critical moment for democracy globally.
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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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.
Being “pro-Israel” has never, and will never, necessitate supporting or excusing extremist visions of supremacy, domination and violence.
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.
This could not be a more critical moment for democracy globally.
At the most basic level, I suggest that being pro-Israel means one recognizes and supports the existence of Israel as a Jewish state. And I have to believe that all of us in the pro-Israel camp essentially want the same thing: a strong and secure Israel at peace with its neighbors.
Under the looming ultra-right Israeli government that may take shape, that business-as-usual approach will be strained to untenable limits.
Tuesday's election results in Israel were deeply disappointing for all who care about Israeli democracy, about the future of both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, and about liberal democracy globally.
2 Bomb Attacks in Jerusalem Kill 1 and Wound at Least 18, The New York Times
Two blasts in Jerusalem killed a teenager and injured at least 18 other people during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, the Israeli police said, in what were the first bomb attacks on Israeli civilians in more than six years. The police said that the first explosion occurred at a bus stop in northwest Jerusalem at 7:05 a.m., killing one and injuring several others. Half an hour later, another blast at a bus stop about two miles to the north wounded at least three more people. Both blasts were caused by explosive devices planted at the scene, the police said. The person killed was a yeshiva student, 16, a resident of Jerusalem who held dual Israeli and Canadian citizenship, according to a spokesman for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the city.
Palestinians: Israeli Forces Kill Teen in West Bank, 4 Hurt, AP
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian early Wednesday during a nighttime raid in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said Ahmed Shehada was killed by an Israeli bullet that hit his chest. Four other Palestinians were wounded during the army raid in Nablus city, one seriously, it said. The Israeli military said it had no immediate comment.