J Street

Friends,

Tomorrow, J Street will be joined by Noam Cohen and Gal Raz, two survivors of the horrific Hamas terror attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival in Israel.

Both have friends and loved ones still missing and unaccounted for. Both feel it’s important to tell the story of what happened.

Amid horrific scenes as Hamas opened fire on hundreds of partygoers in the early hours of Saturday, Noam joined others hiding in a shelter nearby. He was one of the only survivors after Hamas terrorists threw an explosive into the shelter.

Gal tried to escape in a car which then came under fire, forcing him to run and hide. Later he learned that two of his friends, Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or, were kidnapped by Hamas.

Tomorrow, October 12, Gal and Noam will join us to share their stories at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific. Register to join us via Zoom >>

Please feel free to share this invitation and the registration link with your networks

We’ll also be joined by J Street Rabbinic and Cantorial Cabinet Co-Chair Rabbi Susan Leider, J Street Board Member Ben Linder and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami, who will share reflections on our community’s response in this moment and how we can come together to help those impacted on the ground.

If you would like to make any direct contributions to timely, on-the-ground efforts, we’ve highlighted a range of organizations working to support affected communities. You can find the organizations listed here. Please feel free to share this resource widely.

Thank you, sincerely, to the entire J Street community for your support, your empathy and your compassion in this incredibly difficult moment.

Sincerely,

Adina Vogel Ayalon
Chief of Staff, J Street

J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people. Working in American politics and the Jewish community, we advocate policies that advance shared US and Israeli interests as well as Jewish and democratic values, leading to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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