Highlights

April 18-19, 2021 | Washington, DC

In April 2021, J Street hosted its largest-ever national conference. This marked the first major gathering of the Biden era dedicated to foreign policy, and to pro-peace, pro-Israel advocacy. The conference featured senior Biden officials, prominent members of Congress and inspirational Israeli and Palestinian leaders and advocates. You can catch up on keynote speeches and discussion panels right here.

Note: Conference registrants have exclusive live and on-demand access to all conference programming. The best way to access full interviews and speeches is to register for the conference by emailing [email protected]. You can still register even after the conference has ended.


Members of Congress
& Biden Administration Officials

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Sen. Maj. Leader Chuck Schumer

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Bernie Sanders

White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Jamie Raskin

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke

Rep. Gregory Meeks

Sen. Chris Murphy

Rep. Barbara Lee

Reps. Peter Welch, Jan Schakowsky, Andy Kim, Tom Malinowski, Abigail Spanberger, Sara Jacobs and Sen. Jon Ossoff

Reps. Ro Khanna,  Pramila Jayapal and Alan Lowenthal

Sen. Raphael Warnock

Rep. Katie Porter

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison

Israeli and Palestinian Officials

Meretz Leader Nitzan Horowitz

Labor Party Leader Merav Michaeli

Joint List Leader Ayman Odeh

MK Tamar Zandberg

Former Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Activists and Experts

Palestinian Young Leaders Organizing For Change

Solidarity in the Fight Against White Nationalism and Antisemitism

Actor and Activist Debra Messing

Addressing the Growing Divide Between Israel and the American Jewish Community

A Conversation with Jewish Leaders on Squaring our Jewish and pro-Israel Values

Rabbi Jill Jacobs

The Continued Fight for a Two-State Solution

Exploring the Confederation Approach

National Security Analyst Ben Rhodes

The Future of Jewish Social Justice Activism in the Biden Era

Social Media Highlights

On the Ground in Israel, Palestine and the Region

 

The American Political Moment

Living our Progressive Values

US Middle East Policy in the Biden Era