J STREET GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS NEWS DIGEST | November 1, 2024
A Journey Toward Understanding – Reflecting on Our J Street Clergy Trips
J Street's Emily Kaiman reflects on organizing two J Street Clergy Trips to Israel and the West Bank, in partnership...
One Week Left to Fight for Our Future
All Quiet on the Mediterranean Front
Peace activist and son of the late Vivian Silver, Yonatan Zeigen, writes, “It is an undeniable truth that Israelis will...
History Shows, Living by the Sword Will Not Bring Peace
Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha, a peace advocate and physician, shares, “No one will be safe as long as we are...
Searching for Hope in the Future of Israel
Diana Clark of Massachusetts shares, “if you have hope, please, please hope. Hope for us all. But I am reconciled...
Jewish Resilience on this Somber Anniversary
Michael Seiden of Arizona writes, “Those of us who feel concern for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are not...
Uniting to Bring the Hostages Home
Efrat Machikawa, whose 80-year-old uncle Gadi Moses is still held in Gaza, writes, “Watching the way Netanyahu handles the situation...
Prayers for a New Year
Alma Rutgers of Connecticut writes, “We can’t wish away this past year. But with the gates of heaven open at...