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According to reports, senior Trump administration officials met in Washington today to discuss whether they should give the green light to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plans to illegally annex significant parts of the West Bank.

We don’t know what their final decision will be -- or whether they could truly restrain Netanyahu even if they wanted to. But here’s what we do know:

With just a week left until annexation could begin to move forward, the level of opposition from key voices in the Democratic party is now sky-high. This week, 189 Members of Congress -- the overwhelming majority of the House Democratic Caucus -- released a letter urging the Israeli government not to move forward. ^[1]

That’s a major success for everyone working to prevent annexation -- and your calls and emails to Congress helped make it happen.

Now we need your help to keep rallying and amplifying powerful opposition to Netanyahu’s plans in the days ahead. Can you chip in today to help us keep up the fight for Israeli democracy and security and Palestinian rights?

The new House letter adds to an impressive list of lawmakers and political leaders who have spoken out over the past few weeks, including:

Vice President Joe Biden
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
36 US Senators (over ¾ of the Senate Democratic Caucus)
10 prominent candidates for US Senate in key races across the country ^[2]

From the moment it became clear that the new Netanyahu government was seriously considering unilateral annexation, J Street has done all we can to help mobilize powerful, outspoken pushback -- in Congress, on the campaign trail and in the American Jewish community.

Together, you’ve helped us build a strong movement that is putting real pressure on the Trump administration and the Israeli government, and making clear that annexation would have lasting, harmful consequences. A major recent report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz observed that “The Democratic party is united in its opposition to annexing the settlements….in Israel there is a growing feeling that the annexation process will accentuate the disputes over Israeli policy between the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States.” ^[3]

No matter what decision gets made by the White House or what happens on July 1 and beyond, we’re going to keep fighting for Israel’s future as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people, and for the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people. We’re going to keep building support for US foreign policy focused on peacefully resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing an end to the occupation.

If you’re all in for this fight, can you contribute today to help J Street fight back against the forces of annexation?

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Thanks for all that you do,

Debra Shushan
J Street Director of Government Affairs

[1] Overwhelming Majority of House Democrats Sign New Letter Opposing West Bank Annexation, J Street
[2] Find all these statements on our Stop Annexation resource page
[3] Netanyahu Aides Fear U.S. May Drop Annexation if PM Can't Reach Deal With Gantz, Haaretz

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