Dear Friends,
Something I deeply respect about Nick Kristof is that, even after years of traveling the world and heading into battle zones as a foreign correspondent, he still knows the value of talking to the real people he’s reporting on.
Before sitting down to write about Israel and Palestine, you can bet he’s spoken to dozens of actual Israelis and Palestinians – a step sometimes skipped by too many opinion columnists. “We are normal people, trying to live,” an engineer in Gaza told him by phone, words of truth from the ground that made it into The New York Times. “We’re the civilians paying the price.”
J Street’s work also aims to bring humanity together with political analysis – never losing sight of the real people impacted by global decisions – and it’s a goal that Nick’s Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism consistently delivers.
Next Tuesday, I’m honored to sit down with Nick to discuss his thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war and the Biden Administration, as well as his extraordinary experiences as a reporter, documented in his new gripping memoir, Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life.
Register for our discussion on Tuesday, May 28 at 2:30pm Eastern / 11:30am Pacific >>
His years as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief and columnist have not come without lessons learned and significant challenges. Together, we’ll discuss how he applies the takeaways documented in his autobiography to the current war roiling Israel and Gaza as well as the glimmers of hope and the important voices Nick is always searching for on the ground.
Despite coming face-to-face with countless humanitarian crises, massacres and wars, Nick continues to hold out hope for what the world could look like, and the voices and leaders who will help get us there.
In his just-released book, Nick writes, “The truth is that while my reporting has shown me the human capacity for evil, it has underscored even more the human potential to intercede, to solve our problems and to bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice.”
Today, Nick’s worldview is much needed, and I’m really looking forward to sharing this conversation with him next week. I hope you can join us. Register here to listen in >>
All the best,
Jeremy Ben-Ami,
President, J Street
