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This week, an Israeli media outlet reported that, ahead of the Israeli
elections in September, Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking a public
declaration from President Trump backing Israel’s right to annex part of
the West Bank.

The prime minister’s office denied the report -- but when it comes to the
Israeli right’s push for annexation, where there’s smoke there’s usually
fire. If Netanyahu could secure that kind of public commitment from Trump,
it would help him to boost his standing with right-wing voters, secure
re-election and pave the way for annexation in the months ahead.

A blessing from Trump would cause a diplomatic and political earthquake --
handing a massive victory to the settlement movement, flouting
international law and pushing Israelis and Palestinians down the road to a
“one-state nightmare” of permanent occupation and conflict.

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in today to help us fight Trump and Netanyahu’s annexation
plans?

At J Street, we’re doing everything we can to sound the alarm about the
very real threat of annexation -- and leading the efforts to push back. In
Congress, we’re urging House leadership to pass H.Res.326, a resolution
which defends the two-state solution and strongly rejects any efforts by
Trump and Netanyahu to annex the West Bank.

This new report is far from the only reason for concern. Over the last two
years, we’ve seen the White House hand gift after gift to Netanyahu. Led
by Ambassador David Friedman -- a long-time fundraiser and cheerleader for
the settlement movement -- the administration has refused to rebuke
settlement expansion, to support the two-state solution or to even
acknowledge the existence of the occupation -- stripping the word from
official State Department usage.

Over the past few weeks, with the green light from Friedman and Trump, the
Israeli government has stepped up evictions, demolitions and settlement
expansion in the West Bank and in Palestinian neighborhoods of East
Jerusalem.

They’ve made absolutely clear that they will never accept a two-state
solution -- and they’re doing all they can to obstruct any future attempts
to achieve peace.

Thanks to outspoken advocacy from the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement, over
two-thirds of the House Democratic caucus now publicly support H.Res.326.
While Netanyahu tries to make the occupation permanent and bury hopes for
peace, J Street is fighting to make sure that Congress speaks out and
pushes back.

[ [link removed] ]Can you contribute right now to help us oppose annexation and defend
Israel’s long-term future?

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These are the kinds of fights that J Street was built for. And we
appreciate your energy, investment and support.

Jessica Smith,
Chief Operating Officer 

 


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