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Friends,

My name is Yaffa from Mercer Island, Washington. Today, I’m joining a
number of other long-time supporters with an offer to match your
grassroots donation.

Here’s why: For years, I felt politically homeless when it came to Israel.

As an Israeli-American, I hold a deep connection to Israel. I want it to
realize its promise as a light among nations with a people safe and free.
I’m still devastated by the horror of October 7.

At the same time, I deeply believe that Palestinians have an equal right
to freedom and safety. The suffering they’ve endured – during this war and
decades of occupation – must end.

I can’t relate to the Israel that Netanyahu and the far right are trying
to shape. Bulldozing democratic protections, seeking a narrower, less
pluralistic country, and settling and annexing Palestinian land. It’s a
betrayal of the values I was raised to believe in.

I’m horrified by the suffering this government has wrought in Gaza, but
also that their top priority hasn’t been to bring the hostages home after
14 months. I share the view of those in the streets calling for an
immediate ceasefire and hostage release deal.

I’m offering to match your donation today because it’s here – at J Street
– that I've found my political home, a community willing to stand up for
shared pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy values. [ [link removed] ]Can you help us
build a stronger, bigger movement with a matched contribution of
$18, $36 or $90 or any other amount?

I’ve watched what’s happening in American politics, where pro-Israel
groups take money from pro-Trump billionaires and spend it in Democratic
primaries to silence criticism of Israeli policy.

I’m also seeing the climate on college campuses, where our children and
grandchildren are caught between a rock and a hard place – unable to feel
at home with “Israel-is-always-wrong” activists or the
“Israel-is-always-right” propaganda of old-guard institutions.

J Street’s university arm, J Street U, offers them a vital middle ground –
promoting sanity, reason and compassion when it’s needed most.

I’m offering to match your donation today because this work is more
important than ever. Because J Street fights for my definition of
pro-Israel – supporting a safe and secure future for Israelis and
Palestinians alike, unafraid to call out those who threaten it.

So please, take us up on our offer to double your contribution today.
Together, we are building the political home to give voice to our values
and fight for a better future.

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Amid the darkness this Chanukah, this community is the light – and we’re
making a difference every day.

Thank you, sincerely, for your support,

Yaffa Maritz
Mercer Island, Washington

 

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