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Friends --

I’ve got a confession (but maybe you’re the same, so hear me out!).

I know there are tons of great reasons to donate to J Street -- their work
to show you can support a safe and equal Israel while also pushing back on
the settlement movement for one!

But that’s not why I donated.

I made my first donation to J Street out of maddening, exasperated rage.

If I had to hear one more time about how I was ‘betraying my Jewish
identity' for criticizing the Israeli government. About how Donald Trump
was the best president we Jews could’ve hoped for. About how Palestinians
didn’t exist, how settlements were just neighborhoods, how I’m just
‘naive’ and ‘just don’t understand the complexity’...

Well, I think I might have exploded (and given that one of the people
saying this was my boss, it wouldn’t have been great for my career!).

So instead, I gave to J Street. I gave $1,000 to J Street. And truly, I
felt much better. Still do!

You don’t have to give $1,000. Any amount you're able to contribute will
help J Street close the fundraising shortfall before 2022. [ [link removed] ](Here’s a
donation link -- do it for your mental health!)

Next time you’re at your wit’s end, I guarantee you’ll feel better if you
breathe in, breathe out, and think about that contribution.

I know that personally, I can’t keep even-tempered when facing the barrage
of nonsense that too often comes out of people’s mouths when Israel comes
up. I for sure don’t have the patience to deal with this issue day in, day
out.

But the folks at J Street do -- and they’re pushing forward. They’re
injecting nuance and compassion into the conversation, building our shared
movement and mobilizing pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to help shift US
policy and politics on this issue for the better.

So I’d like to invite you now to make a contribution today in honor of
*that person* in your life who just refuses to get it.

Who refuses to understand that the occupation fundamentally imperils the
future of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people, and
fundamentally violates the rights of Palestinians. Refuses to consider
that the occupation isn't just disastrous for Palestinians, but also has a
corrosive effect on Israeli society.

Refuses to realize that *they're* the ones being naive if they fall for
the pro-settlement propaganda. That *they’re* the ones who don’t quite
seem to understand that Palestinians are people too -- with all the hopes,
dreams and ambitions to live great lives and provide a future for their
families that the rest of us have.

So, confession complete. Righteous indignation can be a powerful (and
noble) motivator. I know that even if it comes from a place of anger
rather than sunny optimism, my donation is still making a difference --
and yours can too.

[ [link removed] ]Please consider selecting a donation of your choice to help make sure J
Street doesn’t fall short of this final fundraising target before heading
into 2022.

Onwards.

Anthony Cantor
Fellow J Streeter


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leading to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.



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