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Friend,

I wanted to personally share with you that J Street is updating our
tagline -- which summarizes the core priorities and values of our
movement.

Going forward, we’re going to officially make clear that J Street is a
pro-Israel, pro-peace, and pro-democracy movement.

[1]An animated image of the J Street logo. Underneath it reads The
political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans. After two seconds, the
words pro-democracy slide their way into the slogan.

Of course, J Street’s commitment to upholding democratic institutions and
values should come as no surprise.

That commitment has always been core to our identity as we work to help
secure Israel’s future as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people and
to ensure self-determination and freedom for Palestinians in an
independent state of their own.

Yet as liberal democracy itself has come under intensive threat in Israel,
here in the United States and around the world, we feel it’s critical for
proudly pro-Israel groups to emphasize that commitment to defending
democracy -- and to confront the extremists who continue to attack it.

[ [link removed] ]Friends, our community needs a powerful voice that is
unapologetically committed to Israel’s future, to Israeli-Palestinian
peace, and to democratic rights and freedoms. Can you contribute
$18, $54 or any other
amount to J Street to make sure we can succeed in this mission?

We know that some other pro-Israel groups have decided to ignore the
terrible threats to democracy in both the US and Israel. They’ve stayed
silent as extreme settlement movement leaders take power in the new
Israeli government, endangering the fundamental rights of both Israelis
and Palestinians. They’ve excused, and even endorsed, MAGA Members of
Congress who worked to overturn our own presidential results on January
6th, 2021 -- because those Members claim to be “pro-Israel.”

But we know that this stance does NOT represent most American Jews.

Polling commissioned by J Street has shown that a majority of Jewish
Americans listed “the state of democracy” as their top voting issue in
this year’s election.

It showed that the vast majority disapprove of unlimited settlement
expansion, disapprove of Benjamin Netanyahu, and feel that Donald Trump
and the MAGA movement pose a threat to American Jews. It showed that 72
percent disapproved of AIPAC’s endorsement of election deniers.

This majority cares deeply about the security and future of Israel, about
the pursuit of peace, AND about the survival of democracy. And they know
that each of these concerns is inextricably linked. That’s who J Street is
fighting for and representing -- in Washington, on the campaign trail, and
in communities across the country.

This is our unique purpose and mission: Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace,
Pro-Democracy.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re excited about this mission and what J Street is working
towards, I hope you’ll take a minute to make a contribution of
$18,
$54 or any amount to fuel our work -- we
truly rely on help from all our supporters to meet our fundraising goals.

Thank you,

Jeremy Ben-Ami, President


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J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want
Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people.
Working in American politics and the Jewish community, we advocate policies that
advance shared US and Israeli interests as well as Jewish and democratic values,
leading to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.



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