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Friends,

Across the country, you and I and thousands of committed Americans are
doing everything we can to protect our democratic freedoms: knocking on
doors, sending last-minute contributions and speaking with voters. 

And then there’s AIPAC. 

This month -- as leaders in our community have spoken out about dangerous
right-wing extremism in both the United States and Israel -- AIPAC
maintained radio silence. 

Silent on Trump’s threat that Jews should praise him for being pro-Israel
“before it’s too late.” Silent on the alarming rise of the extremist
“Jewish Power” party in Israel.

In a moment when the stakes for democracy couldn’t be higher -- and the
danger from growing antisemitism couldn’t be greater -- here’s what AIPAC
is up to:

* Their Super PAC just announced a five-figure ad buy to support an
anti-choice Republican in a pivotal Pennsylvania House race against
principled progressive Democrat Summer Lee. It’s a race that could
help decide if Congress keeps a pro-democracy majority, or comes under
control of pro-Trump leaders who voted with insurrectionists on
January 6.
* Their “United Democracy Project'' Super PAC hasn’t spent a penny of
its $25 million war chest to defeat anti-democratic
candidates. They’ve trained their fire solely on progressive
Democrats, and have directed over $1 million through their PAC to
pro-insurrectionist endorsees.
* They haven’t said a word about Congressman Clay Higgins, one of their
109 election-denying endorsees, who tweeted an appalling conspiracy
theory about the brutal attack that left Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul
hospitalized.

Poll after poll shows that threats to our community and threats to our
democratic freedoms are top issues for American Jews. 

The vast majority of Jewish Americans want leadership that will stand up
to extremists and support a better future for both Israelis and
Palestinians.

At J Street, we’re proud to represent that voice -- your voice -- in
Washington. Proud to stand up for our values. Proud to be pushing back
against AIPAC’s narrow vision of what it means to be “pro-Israel.”

We’ll continue to fight back against antisemitism and hatred wherever we
find it; continue our work to defeat antidemocratic politicians; and
continue to chart a course for principled, values-driven leadership toward
a future of equality, self-determination and peace for all Israelis and
Palestinians. 

If that mission speaks to you, please consider a contribution to support
our work to defeat anti-democratic candidates and fix the broken politics
of Israel-Palestine in our country. [ [link removed] ]We don’t have right-wing
billionaires funding our work, so we’re counting on thousands of committed
grassroots supporters like you >>

Thank you, sincerely, for your support.

Jeremy Ben-Ami
President, J Street


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