Palestinian Perspectives and What We Can Do

We will hear from three fantastic Palestinian leaders: Suma Qawasmi, an activist from Sheikh Jarrah and senior program manager at Kids4Peace International; Ahmad Muna, a community leader and educator with the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem; and Rawan Odeh, managing director of New Story Leadership. They will share with us their experience living under occupation, how […]

Film Discussion with J Street Philadelphia: My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood (2012) - Discussion July 1 at 7pm Despite being almost a decade old, this film is of the moment as it takes place in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah where Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian boy, is growing up. His family loses half of their home to Israeli settlers leading a […]

J Street Philadelphia Dancing in Jaffa Film Discussion

Dancing in Jaffa (2013) - Discussion July 15 at 7pm Can the pairing of young Israeli and Palestinian children as dance partners create opportunities for a more peaceful future? Renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine takes his New York program, Dancing Classrooms back to his city of birth, Jaffa. Starting with a seemingly impossible situation, marked […]

Redistricting in Colorado: Protecting Our Democratic Freedoms

Here in Colorado, voters passed a ballot referendum in 2018 to create an independent redistricting process to guard against gerrymandering and distorted, discriminatory districts. That process is now underway, and we’d like to invite you to a special J Street Colorado briefing on how our community can get involved and protect this process.

An Introduction to J Street with the J Street CLE Chapter

For those of you who are new to J Street and the Cleveland Chapter -- or just need a refresher on what we do -- please join us to learn about the history of our organization and our theory of change on Tuesday, August 24 at 5:30pm Eastern.

Breaking the Silence about the Occupation

Join New Jerseyans from across the state as we move beyond ice cream to examine what actually matters most here: the realities of the occupation.

A J Street View From Israel

J Street's Nadav  Tamir and Dan Rabovsky -- a J Street Sacramento Region Executive Committee Member -- will dive into recent developments such as Bennett’s visit, the implications of Afghanistan on foreign policy in the Middle East, the current political dynamics in the Israeli government including Gantz's meeting with Abbas, the Iran nuclear deal and […]

Updates from the Capitol and Knesset

We are thrilled that Rep. Price will be joining us in conversation with former Member of Knesset for the Zionist Union Ksenia Svetlova, another long-time supporter of our work. Together, they will explore current affairs in Israel and how American foreign policy can support peace in the region.