News Roundup for March 25, 2026
American Jews Won’t Be Silenced. We Have Every Right to Oppose the Iran War, Haaretz
J Street Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg and Executive Director of J Street Israel Nadav Tamir write, “American Jews can be pro-Israel and still oppose this war. They can believe the Iranian regime is dangerous and still question whether this conflict makes Israel or the United States safer. And they can reject the idea that loyalty requires silence. Insisting that there is only one legitimate pro-Israel position does not strengthen Israel. Ultimately, it isolates the country from the very people whose support it will continue to need.”
Stacey Abrams on How We Take Back Power, Word on the Street
In a special edition of Word on the Street, J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami had the chance to sit down with the incredible Stacey Abrams for a conversation that felt less like an interview and more like a much-needed grounding in the reality of the moment we’re in.
The Hezbollah Front of the Iran War and Potential Israel-Lebanon Talks, Word on the Street
J Street Policy and Research Coordinator Avraham Spraragen writes, “As Israel appears poised to launch a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, and its Defense Minister vows to flatten Lebanese border villages per the ‘Gaza model,’ this issue brief lays out the current situation and outlines why an Israeli military invasion would harm all of the key actors in the region and squander the historic diplomatic opening between Beirut and Jerusalem.”
‘Erasing the Lines’: How Settler Outposts Are Seizing New Regions of the West Bank, 972 Magazine
“Based on satellite imagery and mapping analysis as well as testimonies from Palestinian landowners and officials, accounts from victims of settler violence, and an internal settlers’ document, the investigation demonstrates how new outposts are pushing further and further into the West Bank, advancing Israeli government policy to displace Palestinians and consolidate Israeli control over ever-greater swaths of the occupied territory.”
Iran Plays Hardball as Mediators Push for Talks With U.S., Wall Street Journal
“Mediators from Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan are pushing for a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials, but Tehran has displayed defiance over the possibility of diplomacy and both sides remain far apart.”
Iran’s Missiles Pierce Israel’s Defenses, Raising Doubts About Interceptors, Washington Post
“Faith in Israel’s state-of-the-art air defenses has been shaken. In incidents about three hours apart on Saturday night, Iranian missiles directly hit two civilian neighborhoods in Arad and Dimona, blowing out the windows of Azran’s home and many of his neighbors’. More than 115 people were injured, authorities said, including 11 seriously.”
Judge: Palestinian Minor Who Died in Israeli Prison Was ‘Likely Starved,’ but Case Closed, Haaretz
“Walid Ahmed, 17, died in Israel’s Mediggo prison a year ago, after suffering extreme malnutrition. Investigation into his death was closed due the fact that an autopsy could not determine causal connection to his death. His body is still held by Israel.”
US To Deploy at Least 1,000 Troops From the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, Associated Press
“It’s the latest addition of American troops to the Iran war effort after U.S. officials recently said thousands of Marines aboard several Navy ships will be heading to the region.”
Israeli Children Used to Sing About Peace. Not Anymore, Haaretz
“After two and a half years of constant war, will it ever be possible to restore to Israeli culture the belief that such a thing as ‘peace’ is even an option? Will my children ever sing songs for peace at school? Will the idea, innocent as it may be, become trendy again, or are we doomed to extinction like the other phenomena of the 1990s?”
