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.
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Leaders from Israeli security, military, and intelligence communities agree that Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was a failure.
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 this important legislation and call your representative to ask them to sign on.
Call on the US government to carry out a fundamental reset of American foreign policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and adopt a clear strategy to end the cycle of violence, injustice and retaliation.
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,
"Bokra," which means "tomorrow" in Arabic, is more than just a news organization. Ghada Zoabi views the website as a home for social initiatives, furthering her mission of affecting change in society.
On the day when we’re supposed to be celebrating the reunification of Jerusalem, I feel especially alienated from the city in which I live and work.
“If you want to talk about coexistence and look into the future, it's easier to do that when you're looking at common goals. People on both sides of the border are interested in establishing secure futures for themselves,” explains Anna Gol, PIP Executive Director. “So how do you do that? You do that through partnership. You do that through building together.”
As a citizen of Israel, I remember standing silently in my Jerusalem café as the sirens went off on Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Day of Remembrance, honoring the memory of those who have fallen while on active duty as well as the civilian victims of terrorism. 24 hours later I was in my seat on Mount Herzl, celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Weeping had given way to celebration.
Palestinian Inquiry Accuses Israel of Intentionally Killing Al Jazeera Journalist, The New York Times
The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday its final findings from a two-week investigation into the killing of a veteran Palestinian-American journalist, again accusing Israeli soldiers of intentionally killing her. The Authority’s attorney general said at a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah that an Israeli soldier shot the Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, on May 11 with an armor-piercing bullet fired from a Ruger Mini-14 semiautomatic rifle. It based its findings in part on examination of the high-velocity 5.56 mm bullet that struck her in the back of the head.
U.S. Made Mistake by Exiting Iran Nuclear Deal, Israeli Official Says, Axios
One of Israel’s most senior defense officials told Pentagon and State Department counterparts during a recent visit to Washington that the U.S. made a mistake by withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, according to three Israeli and U.S. officials. Current Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other senior officials within the government are still lobbying the U.S. publicly and privately to not return to the 2015 deal.