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Friends,

Almost every day, my fellow Israelis are sent to guard wrecking crews.

Young soldiers have to tell children and their parents that bulldozers
have come for their family home. They hold back distraught relatives as
jackhammers tear into bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms.

It’s not the vision of defending our homeland that most young Israelis had
in mind.

The truth? Demolishing family homes to make way for settlements has
nothing to do with Israel’s security, and everything to do with the
right-wing’s efforts to entrench permanent control over occupied land.
They weaponize settlements, zoning rules, roads and walls and not only
chip away at more and more Palestinian territory, but at Israel’s own
democracy.

It’s a catastrophe for Palestinian families. A violation of Israel’s
founding values. A misuse of brave young soldiers. And it spells disaster
for Israel’s own security.

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President Biden and the State Department are reportedly making their
strongest appeals ever to deter yet more settlements and demolitions. We
must support these efforts, and we must encourage the White House to go
further.

Since President Biden took office, over 2,800 people in the West Bank have
seen their homes destroyed by Israeli authorities. More than half of them
are children. Over 34,000 have had farms, businesses, schools, medical
facilities, water pipes, solar panels or other structures destroyed.

It’s not just Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups sounding the
alarm. A growing number of both former and current Israeli security
officials are warning that the ongoing occupation is fuelling greater
instability and violence in the West Bank that could escalate at any
moment.

As Israel’s strongest partner, American leadership can help prevent the
right-wing’s pursuit of endless occupation. We must chart a path toward
equality, freedom, justice and peace.

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Thank you, sincerely, for helping to fuel this important work.

Yours,

Eve Lifson
Deputy Israel Director, J Street


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