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International Women’s Day and Its Meaning for Israeli/Palestinian Peace

Let’s imagine a world in which women’s significant contributions towards a more humane world are fully honored and...

Where Does Right-Wing Organization Elad Get Its Funding?

Many American Jews are likely to recognize, and even contribute to, some of the groups that fund Elad.

What’s Happening in Iran now? The Iranian Elections

By Melanie Fineman J Street's blog aims to reflect a range of voices. The opinions expressed in blog...

Alan Elsner on the Need for a Two-State Solution in West Palm Beach

I believe the horrific violence we’re seeing today is just a glimpse of the future that awaits if...

Don’t Forget About Gaza

Amidst the American presidential election, a horrible spike in violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the...

Word on the Street: The Privilege and Burden of Leadership

By Alan Elsner Suddenly, Israel is at the center of the 2016 presidential campaign and was at the...

Land seizures and separation barriers in Al-Walaja — The human cost of occupation

Real people’s lives are at stake. There is a moral responsibility for all people invested in a two...

Urging Diplomatic Solutions Isn’t “Encouraging Terror” — Just Ask the IDF

The “debate” over Israel’s future isn’t between hawks and doves, it’s between those who insist on the dogged...

Charedi Knesset Member’s Slandering of Reform Jews Ignites Backlash From Fellow Members

Hareidi MK Israel Eichler’s comparison of Reform Jews to mentally ill patients diminishes not only Reform Judaism but...