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Dear Friend,

It’s been stunning to see how quickly the far-right Netanyahu government
has moved to undermine Israel’s democratic safeguards and supercharge
settlement growth in the West Bank.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in protest of
the government’s anti-democratic legislation. The government has moved
forward major acts of annexation, including the “legalization” of
unauthorized settlement outposts throughout the West Bank.

Meanwhile, terrible violence and conflict on the ground continue to
escalate -- as this year has seen deadly terror attacks on Israelis and
the highest monthly death toll for Palestinians in over a decade.

This is a moment of crisis. As pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy
Americans, [ [link removed] ]we are speaking out -- and need our elected officials to do
the same.

In Congress, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and
Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) are circulating a new letter urging the Biden
Administration to take continued, decisive action to address these crises.

“We urge you to use all diplomatic tools available to prevent Israel’s
far-right government from further damaging the nation’s democratic
institutions and undermining the potential for two states for two people,”
the letter reads. “With the Knesset on the cusp of stripping the
judiciary’s check over the far-right government, we urge you to make clear
that the U.S. will firmly oppose any moves toward annexation that the
Israeli government may pursue as a result.”

[ [link removed] ]Click here to call your Member of Congress and urge them to sign on to
the letter >>

The letter commends the Biden Administration’s recent attempts to
deescalate heightened tensions in Israel and the West Bank -- and
emphasizes that further action is needed.

Together, our movement is showing both Congress and the Biden
Administration that they must stand up to this far-right Netanyahu
government and the terrible damage that it’s doing to both peoples.

We’re making clear that the majority of American Jews support Israel’s
long-standing democracy, the founding ideals of the Israeli Declaration of
Independence, and Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Thank you,

Kevin Rachlin
Vice President of Public Affairs


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