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Our Weekly Recap: Netanyahu Reignites the Gaza War 🔥| Trump Targets the
Department of Education 📚| J Street on the Hill 🏛️| The Future We’re
Fighting For ✊ | Defining “Pro-Israel” in 2025 🇮🇱 | Our Democracy To-Do
List 🗳️| And much more.   

🔥 Netanyahu Reignites the Gaza War: On Tuesday, Netanyahu decided to
resume the fighting in Gaza, disregarding pleas from former hostages,
hostage families and top Israeli security experts. With Netanyahu’s
government already blocking all humanitarian aid and electricity to Gaza,
the renewed fighting is going to make an already horrific situation even
worse.

* Our Response: “Endless war and an endless siege will not be effective
in freeing the hostages or making Israel safer. Every day, renewed
fighting puts more lives in danger, empowers extremists and isolates
Israel further from global support – including among Jews worldwide.”
[ [link removed] ]Read our full statement >>

* Our Call to the Pro-Israel Movement: “We call on establishment Jewish
organizations to raise their voices today and call for an end to this
war. If you truly stand on the side of the Israeli people and the
hostage families, you know Netanyahu and the far-right will only lead
to destruction,” [ [link removed] ]we wrote.

* Rapid Response Briefing: To understand the collapse of the ceasefire
and what it will take to get it back on track, we held a briefing with
policy and public opinion expert Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin and former
White House Middle East Policy Advisor Ilan Goldenberg.

[ [link removed] ]Watch the recording or [ [link removed] ]Listen to it as a podcast

📚 Trump Targets the Department of Education: On Thursday, Trump signed an
executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. It's unlikely he
will receive enough votes in Congress to truly shutter the department, but
if he succeeds, it will place vulnerable students – including Jewish
students – at risk.

* Our Response: “Now is not the time to be abandoning federal
protections for students on campus. It’s a core Jewish and American
value that every child should have the freedom to access education and
build a life better than that they were born into – no matter who they
are or where they come from,” we wrote on Bluesky. [ [link removed] ]Share our
message if you agree >>

* Fighting Antisemitism Need Not Come at the Expense of Our Democracy:
As the Trump Administration seeks to weaponize painful concerns about
antisemitism to justify anti-democratic crackdowns, Jeremy digs into
the debate in his latest Substack post: “The very necessary battle
against antisemitism – and against hatred and bigotry more broadly –
must not be weaponized in the service of efforts to undercut American
democracy, the rule of law and our commitments to human and civil
rights.” [ [link removed] ]Read the full “Word on the Street” piece here >>

🏛️ J Street on the Hill: The day after Netanyahu resumed airstrikes in
Gaza, J Street leaders from across the country headed to Capitol Hill.
Here’s what we told Congressional offices:  

* We strongly oppose resuming the Gaza war. The US must work urgently to
bring all parties back to the negotiating table.

* We are deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Gaza and
unlawful aid restrictions imposed by the Israeli and the US
governments.

* As Trump and Musk gut US foreign assistance, it's critical that
Congress passes legislation to increase oversight of US foreign aid.

* As settler violence, instability and annexation ramps up in the West
Bank, leaders in the US must stand against the settler enterprise.

* The only viable path to a peaceful future for both Israelis and
Palestinians is a comprehensive regional agreement that includes the
establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside Israel.

✊ The Future We’re Fighting For: Shock, fear, anger, despair. We are in
the early stages of fascism: All of these emotions are reasonable and
fair. We have to feel them, but we must channel them into action.

* What You Can Do About It: In a speech to J Street leaders, Jeremy laid
out why our movement is so important and four critical actions for
everyone to take:

 1. Show up: At protests, meetings with representatives, rallies, and
town halls, especially where a visible Jewish presence is vital –
whether we’re standing up to Bibi and Smotrich or speaking out about
the future of our country.

 2. Vote: And not just here in our elections, but in the World Zionist
Congress elections right now where our [ [link removed] ]Hatikvah Slate can – with a
few tens of thousands of votes from folks like you – become a
dominant voice in how billions of dollars are spent in Israel.

 3. Talk: Not only amongst ourselves but to those we must rally to our
side. We must understand where they are coming from and find a way to
make the case for them to vote differently in 2028. We have to build
our movement through addition, not division. 

 4. Donate: Support organizations that are our partners in this battle –
particularly legal organizations that bring critical court cases to
check Trump’s power.

[ [link removed] ]Read and share Jeremy's full message to our movement >>

🇮🇱 Defining “Pro-Israel” in 2025: In this time of rapid change, with a
far-right anti-democratic government in Israel, it can be confusing to
navigate what being pro-Israel means, even if it’s an identity the large
majority of American Jews hold.

* Ten Principles: We’ve released a new pamphlet that lays out ten key
principles on being pro-Israel while staying true to the values of
democracy, equality and human rights. [ [link removed] ]Read and share here >>

* Vote Your Values, Vote Hatikvah: The Hatikvah Slate is running in the
World Zionist Congress election in support of the Israel we would like
to see: Democratic, pluralistic, and humane. [ [link removed] ]Vote today >>

🗳️ Our Pro-Democracy To-Do List: With Donald Trump and Elon Musk taking a
sledgehammer to our democracy, it's up to us to fight back. Each week
we’ll update this section with concrete actions you can take to safeguard
democracy.

[11][ ] Democracy on the Ballot in Wisconsin: Early voting has already
started for the April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections. Trump-backed
candidate Brad Schimel is an election denialist, and his rulings in a
major swing state could have national implications. Musk is [ [link removed] ]pouring
millions into this race. A vital test of democracy is here.

* Here’s how we can fight back: [ [link removed] ]Donate or [ [link removed] ]volunteer! 

[15][ ] Think Globally, Act Locally: Find a local action where you can
make a tangible difference in your community and around the country.
[ [link removed] ]Sign up for in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities here >>

📅 Show Our Movement’s Power At Our Convention: J Street’s 2026 National
Convention returns February 28-March 3, 2026. Our whole movement will come
together. Hundreds of Jewish communal and student leaders standing against
the war-mongering and despotism of Trump, Musk and Netanyahu, fighting for
a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.

* An incredible lineup of high-profile speakers – from the US, Israel,
the Palestinian territories and beyond – will join us for keynote
addresses, political advocacy training sessions and important, robust
discussions about the way forward. [ [link removed] ]Get your early bird ticket
pricing today >>


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