We need your help to push back on Trump’s #PeaceSham
This is not a plan for peace. It is a green light for annexation and a recipe for permanent occupation and endless conflict.
Can you make an emergency donation to help us push back?
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The Trump administration just released its so-called “deal of the century.” It’s every bit as bad as we expected.[1]
The plan green-lights Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley and virtually all Israeli settlements. It offers the Palestinians only an unworkable quasi-state which would remain largely under Israeli military control.
Effectively, the Trump team has put forward a plan for permanent occupation and endless conflict.
Despite being dead on arrival, this release of the plan opens up two significant risks:
- Netanyahu pledged in today’s speech to move forward with the immediate annexation of all Israeli settlements and the Jordan Valley. It’s possible he might bring such an idea to his cabinet as soon as Sunday. It’s unclear if he will succeed, but we must take the threat seriously.
- The Israeli far-right will likely try to enshrine this document as the new baseline for negotiations, widening the gap between the Israelis and Palestinians and making it harder for future Israeli negotiators to make the compromises necessary to achieve an agreement.
That means this is a critical moment for everyone dedicated to the achievement of a just and viable peace to spring into action.
Can you rush us an emergency donation to help us lead the opposition to Trump’s #PeaceSham?
Over the coming days and weeks, we’ve got a tremendous amount of work to do to educate the public about the dangers of Trump’s approach and to organize and amplify broad opposition from members of Congress, 2020 candidates and Jewish communal leaders.
We need to send an unmistakable message that Trump’s cynical gambit -- released to distract from his and Netanyahu’s political troubles -- has not undermined the international framework for resolving this conflict nor created a lasting change in US opposition to settlement expansion and annexation.
Chip in whatever you can to make sure our message is heard loud and clear.
And if you haven’t already done so, please register for our emergency briefing tonight at 8pm. We’ll talk to policy experts and members of Congress about the content of the plan and next steps for the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement.
Thanks for your support,
Jess Smith
COO, J Street
[1] See J Street’s statement on the proposal here.
