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Friends,

For every settlement that’s built up, the hopes, aspirations and futures
of Palestinian people are torn down. And so are hopes for the future of
Israeli democracy.

The footage below -- via Israeli human rights group B’Tselem -- is from a
demolition two weeks ago that left 15 Palestinians homeless, including
seven children.

[ [link removed] ]footage of a family witnessing a demolition of their home

We do
not yet have your name on our petition calling for stronger American
leadership to help put a stop to this.

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Here in the United States, J Street supporters are calling on the Biden
administration to take a much stronger stand against the Israeli right and
their efforts to build and bulldoze their way to permanent, undemocratic
control over the West Bank -- trampling Palestinian freedoms and Israel’s
democratic future in the process.

Together, we’re calling on the Biden administration to reverse Trump’s
embrace of the settlement movement, and to publicly reaffirm that
constructing settlements on occupied territory is a clear violation of
international law.

When we act, the world takes notice. There’s a reason why constructing
settlements on occupied land is illegal, and our leaders in the United
States must be unafraid to say so.

To shrink from this responsibility not only undermines our shared values,
but our international credibility, our moral authority and our ability to
lead toward a better future.

[ [link removed] ]If you agree, please read, sign and share our petition now >>

Both in our communities and on Capitol Hill, we need our leaders to
understand that settlement expansion presents a threat not only to the
rights and freedoms of Palestinian families -- but to Israelis, their
long-term security and Israeli democracy itself.

To be truly pro-Israel and truly pro-peace is to push back. To end a
deteriorating status quo in which generations of Israelis are sent to the
frontlines to guard wrecking balls and settlements -- and which condemns
generations of Palestinians to grow up under the shadow of barbed wire,
passing through checkpoints watched by armed soldiers.

Friends, the 'choice' between ensuring Israel's security and
upholding Palestinian rights has always been a false one. A way of
distracting from the reality that the majority of American Jews support
the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis to live with freedom,
security and dignity, and recognize that the best interests of both
peoples are intertwined.

This false choice has also been used to deter our political leaders from
making bold, principled decisions -- and to misrepresent political
positions as “pro-Israel” when in reality, they’re just “pro-settlement
movement” or “pro-occupation.”

Our leaders in Washington need to know that opposing settlement expansion
is a pragmatic, politically popular, pro-Israel, pro-peace position in our
community -- which is why adding your name matters.

[ [link removed] ]Please take a moment to read, share and sign the petition today.

Yours,

Debra Shushan
Director of Government Affairs


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