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[ [link removed] ]Register today to join us on Tuesday, November 21, at 1pm Eastern/10am
Pacific for a briefing on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Friends,

It’s now been over six weeks since Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack on
October 7, a shocking atrocity that cries out for justice.

J Street supports the Israeli government’s right to hold the perpetrators
accountable, to seek the swift and safe return of hostages, and to defend
its citizens in accordance with international law. We have urged all
possible steps be taken to protect civilians in Gaza.

Intensive Israeli airstrikes have killed thousands of Palestinians –
including over 4,000 children – and have destroyed the homes of hundreds
of thousands, devastating civilian infrastructure and healthcare. The
Netanyahu government's ongoing siege has prevented adequate food, water,
medicine and electricity from reaching civilians, leading to a growing
humanitarian catastrophe.

Hamas bears major responsibility for this crisis, brazenly putting its own
people in harm’s way. The welfare of Gaza’s noncombatants must also –
morally and legally – be an Israeli responsibility. J Street has called
for multi-day humanitarian pauses; the restoration of power and water to
civilian infrastructure; and full compliance with the letter and spirit of
international law.

The humanitarian situation is not just a moral imperative, but a strategic
one as well. The greater the destruction wreaked on innocents, the greater
the risk of spiraling escalation in the West Bank and on Israel’s northern
border; and the greater the long-term risk to the international standing
of both Israel and the United States.

On Tuesday, November 21 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific, we’ll be holding an
open briefing with Physicians for Human Rights – Israel and Gisha to
discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and what more the US and the
international community can do to avert catastrophe.

[ [link removed] ]REGISTER TO JOIN US

We'll be joined by Guy Shalev of [ [link removed] ]Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, an
organization founded to advocate for the right to healthcare for all
people in Israel and the Occupied Territory. They provide humanitarian
aid, mobile clinics and volunteer health services to those with limited or
no access to health care – primarily migrants, refugees, and Palestinian
residents of the West Bank and Gaza.

We'll also be joined by Tania Harry of [ [link removed] ]Gisha, an Israeli organization
that fights to protect the freedom of movement for Palestinians,
especially in Gaza. The organization provides legal representation to
individuals and organizations in Israeli administrative proceedings and
courts, and lobbies before lawmakers for policies that promote human
rights and international law.

We’re grateful to these organizations for their critical work, and for
taking the time to share more with us about their work and their
assessments of the situation on the ground. [ [link removed] ]You can register to join us
here.

We hope to see you Tuesday.

Debra Shushan
Director of Policy, J Street


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and democratic values, leading to a two-state solution to the
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