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.
Rights Group: Israel Holding 800 Palestinians Without Trial, AP
Israel is holding nearly 800 Palestinians without trial or charge, the highest number since 2008, an Israeli rights group said Sunday. The group, HaMoked, which regularly gathers figures from Israeli prison authorities, said that 798 Palestinians are currently being held in so-called administrative detention, a practice where the prisoners can be held for months, do not know the charges against them and are not granted access to the evidence against them.
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen After Alleged Firebomb, The Washington Post
Israeli forces on Saturday shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank after a group of youths smashed a hole through the Israeli separation barrier and began throwing objects at police. The shooting happened in Azariyah, a village just outside of Jerusalem, and marked the latest violence in what has become the deadliest year in the West Bank since 2015. In the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, thousands of supporters of the ruling Hamas militant group filled a soccer stadium in a demonstration they said was meant to show solidarity with the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the Jewish high holiday season.