Blog

Israeli Firing Zones and Displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank

In her inaugural issue brief, Dr. Debra Shushan explores "firing zones" and how they are used to displace...

Two-Way Street for Tisha B’Av 5782 | I Will Not Lose Hope

"Why was the Second Temple destroyed? Because of Sinat Chinam, senseless hatred of one for another." (Bavli Yoma...

J Street Israeli Election Update | July 2022

As Israelis prepare for yet another protracted election campaign, J Street’s Election Updates will help keep you up to date on everything you...

AIPAC’s Aggressive Spending Is Bad for the Democratic Party — and Democracy Itself

Via Jeremy Ben-Ami in The New Republic: Across the country, AIPAC's aggressive spending has become a dominant storyline...

Shushan Street:
Biden Trip Appraisal: Future of US Aid to Israel and Arab-Israeli Normalization

Dr. Debra Shushan explains what we can learn from Biden's Mideast trip about the future of US security...

Key Takeaways from President Biden’s Middle East Trip

Nitzan Horowitz: Meretz Leader and LGBT+ Trailblazer

"We've made an enormous advancement in recent years regarding the acceptance of LGBT people in Israeli society," Horowitz...

Shushan Street:
The Settlement Enterprise and the Demise of Israel’s Post-Netanyahu Government

Fifty-five years after Israel began its occupation of the Palestinian territories during the 1967 Six-Day War, the occupation...

What You Need to Know About the Collapse of Israel’s Coalition Government

Ultimately, divisions between left and right, exacerbated by an ongoing pressure campaign from Netanyahu’s right-wing opposition, pushed two...