Friends,
It’s never been more important to fight for what’s right.
In Gaza, families are starved of food and shelter. Parents watch their children grow thinner. Doctors operate without anesthetics. Hostages battle to survive, abandoned by their leaders.
In Israel, former Defense Minister and IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya’alon warns that right-wing extremists are dragging Israel down a path to “occupy, annex and ethnically cleanse” Gaza. Minister Smotrich openly brags about West Bank annexation under Trump.
At home, Trump is handing the reins to fanatics and posting threats of “hell to pay” in Gaza on January 20 – as if families there aren’t living through hell already. As if even larger, deadlier bombs in response to Hamas hold hope of bringing hostages home.
Friends, we need you in this fight. And progress really is possible – now and going forward – but we have to be every bit as persistent and strategic as those we’re up against.
Two weeks ago, we helped press Biden to sanction Israel’s largest settlement builder. We expect more to come. Last week, settlement champion Smotrich said UN Security Council action could do “serious damage” to annexation plans. We’re counting on it.
Your support this Giving Tuesday will fuel our campaign for President Biden to take further steps – a UN resolution, additional sanctions, action on humanitarian aid and reinforcing domestic laws – to lock in protections for our values and shackle extremists.
In the coming months, you’ll help us go toe-to-toe with right-wing groups and win battles that will shape the Democratic Party for years to come. We cannot afford to go backwards.
Friends: If this work matters to you, please help fund it with a Giving Tuesday donation of $18, $36 or $90 or any other amount. Every dollar strengthens our movement >>
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As Adee said yesterday, there’s no sugar-coating it: Charting a path out of this won’t be easy. But we’re not stepping back, we’re stepping forward, and we need you in this fight.
Thank you, sincerely, for standing alongside us,
Adina Vogel Ayalon
Vice President and Chief of Staff, J Street
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