Dear Friends,
Don’t miss out on today’s live discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Kristof on his recent experience documenting the cruelties of war on the ground in Israel and Palestine.
Register here to tune in at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific >>
Nick has dedicated his career to reporting on oppressive governments, often through the lens of those at ground level who feel the crush most intensely. There’s no shortage of pain for Nick to cover at The New York Times these days, and J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami will dig into the moment’s most pressing issues – from Gaza to the West Bank to USAID – and what we can do to shift course.
Hope to see you there.
– Nate Wolfson, Director of Communications Operations
Friends,
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Kristof has just returned from Israel and the West Bank, penning a series of blistering New York Times columns on the brutal impact of war on civilians, the failures of Israeli, Palestinian and American leaders, and the moral depravity of allowing this situation to continue.
On Thursday, he’ll join me to discuss his take on where we find ourselves now, the disastrous dynamic that’s taken hold between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, and what we can collectively do about it.
Register here for our discussion at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific >>
Nick understands the situation on the ground right now as well as any American journalist.
He sat down with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak to discuss Netanyahu’s moral and strategic failures. He spoke with Palestinian children whose homes in the West Bank were demolished by Israeli authorities. And he’s connected with humanitarian aid workers and doctors working in Gaza as they battle the twin horrors of a brutal war and Netanyahu’s total, ongoing blockade of all food, water and medicine.
We’ll also take some time to pivot to other parts of the world and the impact of President Trump’s agenda. Nick’s reporting has been prominent in debunking Elon Musk’s absurd claim that no one has died or been hurt since the administration cut lifesaving USAID programs.
Nick’s first-hand reporting is undeniable: Mothers and newborns dying in childbirth as birthing clinics shutter. HIV-positive children growing weaker without access to life-saving medicine. Families starving without US-supported soup kitchens.
When the atrocities of this moment feel beyond comprehension, Nick's reporting brings us hard truths, gives voice to the voiceless and shows us all that’s at stake. I look forward to sitting down with him this week, and I hope you can join us. Register here and come with questions >>
See you Thursday,
Jeremy Ben-Ami
J Street President
