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Friend,

It’s official: President Biden will make his first official visit to
Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory next month, along with a
stop in Saudi Arabia.

It’s exciting to see the administration give some much-needed attention to
Israelis and Palestinians, as well as the broader region. At the same
time, we know that to truly help stop the deterioration of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and help secure a better future for both
peoples, US policy will need to be much more proactive and forthright than
it has been during the president’s tenure so far.

In announcing the trip, the White House confirmed that the president would
“reiterate his strong support for a two-state solution, with equal
measures of security, freedom, and opportunity for the Palestinian
people.”

That’s an important commitment. But it must go beyond mere rhetoric --
into real action.

At J Street, we’re urging the administration to use this trip as an
opportunity to confront the systemic injustices and harmful actions that
trap Israelis and Palestinians in a cycle of violence. We’re calling on
them to stand up to deepening occupation, creeping annexation and other
actions that undercut Palestinian rights, hopes for peace and Israel’s
future as a secure, democratic homeland for the Jewish people.

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every day to make the case for bold, principled US leadership -- and we
rely on your support to do it. >>

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Friends, we’re not alone in pushing the Biden administration to
step up. Earlier this month, thanks in part to the determined advocacy of
J Street supporters during our Advocacy Week meetings, 80 Members of
Congress signed a letter urging the White House to take “concrete steps”
to deter harmful actions like settler violence and settlement expansion,
the Israeli government’s displacement and demolition of Palestinian
communities, and the Palestinian Authority’s prisoner payments program.

Over 80 MOCs -- including twenty senators -- also signed a letter calling
on the Biden administration to help prevent the ongoing demolition and
eviction of Palestinian communities from the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta
area, which could be the largest act of mass displacement in decades.

These messages from Congress, fully backed by the pro-Israel, pro-peace
movement, send a critical signal that the US can and should do much more
to push for peace and defend human rights.

We’ve seen what can happen when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “left
on the back burner” and the US stays on the sidelines -- it gets worse,
and oftentimes explodes. Just over a year ago, simmering tensions over
settlement expansion and displacement in East Jerusalem helped spark a
devastating escalation between Israel and Hamas, with frightening
intra-communal violence breaking out in Israeli cities.

Increases in settler violence, terror attacks against Israelis, and mass
evictions in the West Bank show us that tensions are again on the rise.
The Biden administration can’t wait for events to spiral further out of
control -- it needs to act.

[ [link removed] ]J Street is the most prominent voice in Washington pushing for strong,
principled American leadership towards peace and justice. Can you make a
contribution of
$36
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takes the kind of strong steps that are needed? >>

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Thank you for your support,

Hannah Morris
Director of Government Affairs


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