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Friend --

There’s something happening in our politics right now which is deeply
encouraging -- and it’s in an area which I know you care about.

Not so long ago, there were issues regarded as off limits by American
presidential campaigns. A candidate should never speak of Palestinian
rights or statehood. No mention of the Israeli government’s occupation,
let alone how you wanted to end it. To call out the prime minister of
Israel for aligning themself with racists -- well, that would be
unspeakable.

But I have always believed that if we don’t talk about issues, we cannot
resolve them. That we must see things clearly, confront challenges
directly and always speak plainly.

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because I truly believe their work is as urgent, vital and impactful as it
has ever been.

As someone who has been on the 2020 trail, I know the impact J Street is
making right now in putting candidates on record and shaping how the field
approaches critical questions of foreign policy.

But it was a deeply powerful trip to Israel and the West Bank with J
Street much earlier that showed me the urgency of their work. It was
during my three terms in Congress that I became convinced of their
uniquely indispensable and clarifying role in Washington.

That’s because -- whether on the 2020 trail or in the halls of Congress --
J Street is one of the only groups interested in giving lawmakers a clear,
no-B.S. picture of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It’s something I
deeply appreciated.

Our J Street trip rightly focused on the very real security challenges
facing Israel, the impact of terror attacks and the shared values which
underpin the US-Israel relationship. But it also showed me the toll of the
Israeli government’s occupation on Palestinians -- the intolerable
situation in Gaza and the slow-motion violence of home demolitions,
movement restrictions and creeping annexation in the West Bank.

Now, with Netanyahu threatening annexation and gearing up for another
racist campaign -- and Trump as desperate, dangerous and unstable as he
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Friend, times have changed since elements core to this conflict
were politically unspeakable. We now see candidates outlining with clarity
and decisiveness the steps they would take to restore American leadership,
to advance a renewed agenda which puts diplomacy first and to tackle this
conflict head-on.

Next year, we share a common responsibility to ensure President Trump does
not serve another term in office. To work toward a nation not defined by
fears and division, but by our ambitions and our capacity to achieve them.

I continue to believe that we can turn this moment of great peril into a
moment of great promise for America -- and for the world.

Yours,
Beto


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