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Dear Friends,

We cannot know what the coming days, weeks and months will bring.

Hostages are still held captive in Gaza, their families suffering
unbearable pain. Thousands of Israelis bear both physical and
psychological scars from October 7, and are still displaced from their
communities. A whole country grieves for friends and loved ones killed in
cold blood.

And in Gaza, almost an entire population has been forced to flee their
homes. Families continue to endure the unbearable daily terror of a truly
devastating war. They too mourn loved ones ripped away far too soon. The
lost ambitions of a daughter. The vanished smile of a father. The
unreachable embrace of a grandmother.

And still, in both Gaza and the West Bank, Prime Minister Netanyahu seems
intent on pursuing a catastrophic course.

We cannot know what lies ahead, but we do know this: Our voice, our values
and the strength of our advocacy will be more important than ever.

We know that even as we are overwhelmed by grief and pain, we cannot
become numb to it – nor can we allow others to be blind to the pain of
innocents on both sides of this unbearable conflict.

We know that in the United States, the politics on Israel-Palestine
remains broken. That an approach of ‘managing’ or ‘shrinking’ the conflict
with the hope of ‘keeping it off the president’s desk’ has failed to
catastrophic effect. That those on the fringes still seem intent on using
this tragic conflict as a political football as they pursue their own
ideological battles.

We know that real change is necessary if we are to have any hope of a
better future. We know we must ask hard questions and take bold action if
we are to prevent the situation from becoming more wrenching still.

We know that in a moment of grief, anguish, anger and division, we need
leaders who are sober in judgment, grounded in principle, and willing to
use all levers of power to change course and chart a better future.

If the importance of this work resonates with you, I hope you’ll consider
an end-of-year contribution of $18, $36 or
$90 – or any other amount – to fuel our advocacy in the
year ahead. 

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These past weeks have been among the most difficult in my life, certainly
the most difficult for J Street and all that we care about. I’m sure
they’ve been unbearably challenging for you too. 

I wish I could say things will be easier going forward. But with an
uncertain future in the region, and the potential prospect of a second
Trump presidency looming here at home, we know yet more challenges lie
ahead.

Still, this weekend, as we prepare to ring in the new year, I want to take
this moment to say how deeply thankful I am for your support, and how
grateful I am to have you by our side. 

Yours in hope and gratitude,

Jeremy Ben-Ami
President, J Street


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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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