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  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 8:05 PM

Op-Ed: AIPAC Is, Again, Siding With the Enemies of Democracy. This Time in Israel.

J Street 🇮🇱 Seven high profile leaders of Israel’s pro-democracy movement published a searing op-ed in Israel's Haaretz newspaper on Sunday. “AIPAC is trying to offer an alternative reality and is effectively turning from a pro-Israel organization to one that promotes the anti-democratic over…
  Alan Solomont & Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 8:11 PM

AIPAC’s letter about J Street

J Street Friend, Last week, AIPAC circulated a piece of mail dedicated to what they called one of the “gravest threats” they’re currently confronting.  What was this threat?  Not Netanyahu’s anti-democratic “judicial overhaul” that’s sparked months of turmoil and continues to …
  Hannah Morris, J Street · [email protected]
August 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM

UPDATE: Israeli Democracy Resolution Status

J Street Friend, It’s been just a week since 13 House Democrats put forward the Israeli Democracy Resolution and – thanks in significant part to advocacy from our supporters – we’ve helped to double the number of cosponsors. I’m thrilled to let you know that Representative Elea…
  Hannah Morris, J Street · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 10:48 PM

Sign our Petition to Eleanor Holmes Norton

J Street Friends, 13 House Democrats just introduced a J Street-backed resolution to “stand with all Israelis seeking to defend liberal democracy.” Friends – Can you take 10 seconds to sign our petition to Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton asking her to co-sponsor the Israel…
  Logan Bayroff, J Street · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 8:25 PM

🚨Israeli Democracy in Crisis

J Street [EMERGENCY BRIEFING] Experts Answer Important Questions Friends -- Today’s vote by the Netanyahu government to restrict the Israeli Supreme Court’s authority to overturn the government’s decisions through its “reasonableness standard” is a terrible blow to Israeli demo…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
July 20, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Fighting for Israel’s Democratic Future

J Street Friends, Yesterday, I attended Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress honoring 75 years of Israeli independence. On my way there, I proudly joined hundreds of people, including many J Streeters, for a rally at the Capitol in support of …
  Tamar Ariel, J Street · [email protected]
July 17, 2023 at 8:58 PM

Rally for Israeli Democracy on Capitol Hill!

J Street Join the Protest Wednesday in DC Friend, This is a critical week for the pro-democracy protest movement in Israel and the US. While Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right allies continue to push through their dreaded judicial overhaul, Israel’s President Herzog is s…
  Logan Bayroff, J Street · [email protected]
July 16, 2023 at 3:06 PM

🗞️ Street Talk: July 2023

J Street J Street's monthly newsletter: View this email as a web page. Friends, In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, it feels like everything is coming to a head right now. 2023 has been one of the deadliest years for Palestinians since the UN began recording data in 2…
  Logan Bayroff, J Street · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM

[INVITE] 📣 Israeli Democracy Protest Update

J Street Hear from Activists Organizing To Stop Netanyahu’s “Judicial Coup” –  Friend, Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right allies this week took a major step toward carrying out their “judicial overhaul.” Early Tuesday morning, the Knesset passed its first vote to strip out…
  Nadav Tamir, J Street · [email protected]
July 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Endless Occupation Won’t Bring Security or Peace

J Street Dear Friends, As an Israeli who yearns to see my country living alongside our Palestinian neighbors in peace, freedom and equality, I’ve watched the unfolding chaos in the West Bank with sadness and frustration. Under the so-called “leadership” of Prime Minister Netany…
  J Street Membership Alert · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 9:05 PM

📅 Membership Renewal 📅

J Street Friends – Let's stand up for what's right, together. Friends,  We’ve got just one week left to renew your support for J Street before our June 30 midyear deadline. We don’t yet have a contribution recorded from this email account in 2023.* Can we count on you to suppor…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Israel Update: Stopping the Spiral

J Street Friend, We’ve seen a series of extremely concerning events in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory over the past week – including a deadly terror attack, a violent settler pogrom, dramatic moves to expand settlements, and new plans by Netanyahu to advance the …
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Occupation denial

J Street Friends,  This year, we celebrated the 75th year of Israel’s independence – three-quarters of a century since the country issued its Declaration of Independence championing justice, equality and peace.   With parents and grandparents who helped found Israel and work fo…
  J Street · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Your J Street Status

J Street Friends, We’re writing to thank you, sincerely, for being part of the J Street movement. We currently have you listed as a J Street supporter (it's free!) giving you exclusive invitations to briefings, events and advocacy opportunities. We have the following informatio…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 7:04 PM

📸 Captured in one image...

J Street The Netanyahu government’s contempt for American Jews. Friends, At every turn, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right Minister for Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli seems intent on showing utter contempt for pro-democracy American Jews and Israelis. Facing pro-democracy proteste…
  Tamar Ariel, J Street · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 4:02 PM

UPDATE: Protest canceled (another victory!)

J Street Dear Friend, I’m writing to share some great news: Thanks to pressure from the pro-democracy protest movement, the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s meeting with provocative right-wing Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli is now CANCELED. That m…
  Tamar Ariel, J Street · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Thursday 6/8: Join UnXeptable’s Protest of Far-right Israeli Government Minister

J Street Dear Friend, Over the past week, some of the current far-right Israeli government’s most extreme ministers have been touring the US for events related to Israel’s 75th anniversary. At every step of the way, they’ve been met by full-throated protests from Israeli-Americ…
  Logan Bayroff, J Street · [email protected]
June 4, 2023 at 5:22 PM

🗞️ Street Talk: June 2023

J Street J Street's Monthly Newsletter: Friends, For the pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy movement here in the US, this is our moment. View this email as a web page. Friend, It’s been a big month. The House released a J Street-supported letter of solidarity with Israel’s pro-de…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 4:49 PM

President Biden is Taking the Right Approach to Confront Antisemitism

J Street Dear Friends, For most Jews, the specter of antisemitism is anything but theoretical. Even for those of us fortunate enough to grow up in America in the late 20th/early 21st century with protections for equality and freedom, we live under the shadow of stories from ou…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 7:27 PM

Take Action: Stop Far-Right School Demolitions 🛑

J Street Friends, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s far-right government is not only threatening democratic rights for Israelis, but also trampling the freedoms of Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank. They made that callously clear this month. On May 7, the government sent…
  Nadav Tamir, J Street Israel · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 1:04 PM

This march defiles everything the Israeli flag should stand for

J Street ⚠️ Confronting images ⚠️ Friends, This week’s “Flag March” was an obscene spectacle. Almost every year, on “Jerusalem Day,” far-right Israeli ethno-nationalists march through the Muslim quarter of the city. For too many of them, it’s a show of force designed to harass, …
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Marking The "Nakba"

J Street Friends, Today, Palestinians around the world mark ‘Nakba Day’ -- commemorating events in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from the land they call home. Yesterday marked 75 years, on the Gregorian calendar, since Israel declared independe…
  Tali deGroot · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 10:21 PM

5 Reasons to Back Biden with JStreetPAC

J Street New 💥 Get more bang for your buck with JStreetPAC! JStreetPAC is the best way to donate to your favorite political candidates, boosting your impact and stretching your dollars further (we’ve outlined how below). Friends, Yesterday, J Street was thrilled to endorse Presi…
  Nadav Tamir, J Street Israel · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Today, we stop to grieve, to hope, to commit to a better future

J Street Friends, Tonight, at 8pm, a siren will ring out across Israel. Drivers will stop driving. Music will stop playing. Doctors pause their rounds. Streets and highways will come to a standstill. Together, we’ll stop and stand as one to honor those we’ve lost to terror, vio…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 1:20 PM

✍️ [Signature Pending] Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Petition

J Street Friend, we don't yet have your name on our petition against the Netanyahu government's attempt to ban bereaved Palestinian families from Monday's Joint Memorial Ceremony. Friends, We don't yet have your name on our petition against the Netanyahu government's attempt to …
  Josh Binderman, J Street · [email protected]
April 20, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Webinar: Israel, Fundraising & Political Transformation

J Street Friends, if you live near Washington DC you know that fundraising and donor engagement plays a significant role in our nation’s politics. Friends, Love it or hate it, if you live near Washington, DC you know that fundraising and donor engagement plays a significant role…
  Nadav Tamir, J Street · [email protected]
April 19, 2023 at 6:18 PM

PETITION: Let Palestinians Attend Joint Memorial Day Services

J Street [Signature Pending] ✍️ Hello: Ahead of Monday’s ceremony, the Netanyahu government has issued a blanket ban denying entry permits to Palestinian families seeking to enter Israel to join the event. Friends, They’re some of the bravest Israelis and Palestinians I’ve ever …
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
April 16, 2023 at 3:15 PM

It all began 15 years ago...

J Street Friends, It was 2009, J Street was one year old, and I was seated in the Roosevelt Room in the White House next to the leaders of almost every major Jewish group in America. I still remember the looks I got in that room. J Street was the new kid on the block and, acco…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
April 10, 2023 at 10:13 PM

A Passover message

J Street A week of celebration and observance for Jews, Muslims and Christians has also been a week of mourning and fear. It’s a familiar and tragic cycle. We know that Israelis and Palestinians deserve better. Dear Friends, Passover has always been my family’s favorite holiday,…
  J Street · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Happy Passover!

J Street ✡️ From all of us at J Street, we’re wishing you a joyous, safe and meaningful Passover! DONATE © 2023 J Street | www.jstreet.org | [email protected] J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democr…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
April 4, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Can you help us raise $50,000 to push back against Netanyahu’s agenda?

J Street Friends – We’ve set an ambitious Pro-Democracy Passover Fundraising Goal to sustain our advocacy efforts in the weeks and months ahead. Friends, With hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters continuing to surge into the streets, it’s clear the fight for Israel’…
  Ben Winsor, J Street · [email protected]
April 2, 2023 at 5:13 PM

From Israel, with thanks 🙏

J Street Thank you for your anger, your solidarity and your action. Thank you for standing up for our shared vision of a safe, free, just and democratic Israel. Friends, I’m writing to you from Israel, where friends, family, colleagues and I have joined hundreds of thousands of…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 7:53 PM

SIGN NOW: Stand with Israeli Protesters on This Historic Day for Democracy

J Street [Action Needed] 🇮🇱🪧 Dear Friend, today is one of the most historic days in Israel’s 75-year history. It is both alarming and inspiring. A cause for hope, and a cause for deep concern. Dear Friend, Today is one of the most historic days in Israel’s 75-year history. It i…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 4:42 PM

🚨🇮🇱 Emergency Briefing: Israel’s Pro-democracy Protests

J Street [Invitation for Supporters] Join J Street leaders and guests in Israel and the United States for an emergency national Zoom briefing at 4:30pm Eastern. Friend -- Israel’s democratic crisis intensified significantly this weekend. Inspiring nationwide pro-democracy prote…
  Logan Bayroff, J Street · [email protected]
March 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM

🗞️ Street Talk: March 2023

J Street J Street's Monthly Newsletter: Friends, For the pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy movement here in the US, this is our moment. View this email as a web page. Friend, For those who care deeply about Israel and its future as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people, th…
  J Street · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 8:32 PM

How the Biden Administration Should Respond to the Netanyahu Government's Latest Alarming Move

J Street The Netanyahu Government’s Destructive Actions Are Out of Control. Here’s How the Biden Administration Should Respond. In the face of continued escalatory and provocative actions from the far-right Netanyahu government, the Biden Administration is rightly becoming incr…
  J Street Events · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM

[TOMORROW] On the Ground with Israeli Pro-Democracy Protestors

J Street DONATE © 2023 J Street | www.jstreet.org | [email protected] J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish …
  J Street Events · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 8:18 PM

[INVITE] On the Ground with Israeli Pro-Democracy Protestors

J Street DONATE © 2023 J Street | www.jstreet.org | [email protected] J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish p…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
March 13, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Incredible images 👀

J Street These photos are from weekend protests in Israel and the US against Netanyahu’s anti-democratic judicial reforms. It's a pro-democracy movement we're proud to be a part of. Incredible images. In the 10th consecutive week of protests in Israel against Netanyahu’s anti-de…
  Hannah Morris, J Street · [email protected]
March 10, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Congress Just Sent an Important Message to President Biden

J Street Dear Friend, This is important and welcome news. In a new letter to President Biden, 92 Democratic Members of Congress are speaking out on the current crises unfolding in Israel and the West Bank -- including escalating violence, acts of annexation, and the ongoing ass…
  Tamar Ariel, J Street · [email protected]
March 6, 2023 at 9:10 PM

[DC Rally on 3/12 ] No to Smotrich, No to Hate

J Street Friend -- Bezalel Smotrich has proven himself to be one of the most extreme and dangerous politicians in Israel’s history -- and he’s scheduled to visit Washington, DC in just a few days. A long-time settlement movement leader with a long history of bigoted and homopho…
  Kevin Rachlin, J Street · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 7:05 PM

TAKE ACTION: Ask Your Member Of Congress to Sign This Important Letter to Biden on the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis

J Street 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…
  J Street Events · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 9:02 PM

[TOMORROW] SPECIAL BRIEFING: Crisis and Escalation in Israel and the West Bank

J Street Friends, Over recent weeks, we have seen appalling new acts of violence and terror in Israel and the occupied West Bank -- growing even worse in the past few days, with Palestinian gunmen killing Israelis in multiple terror attacks, and settlers launching a devastating po…
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 7:07 PM

My Key Takeaways From Our Latest Delegation to Israel and the West Bank

J Street Dear Friends On Friday, I returned home from an intensive week in Israel and the Palestinian Territory with the J Street Education Fund’s latest Congressional delegation to the region. The good news: this was our largest-ever delegation, with fifteen impressive Members…
  Adina Vogel Ayalon, J Street · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 6:25 PM

What Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told us

J Street Dear Friend, All of us who care deeply about the future of the State of Israel understand that the country is currently at a crossroads -- and in the midst of an historic national crisis. The actions now being taken by the far-right Netanyahu government make its agenda…
  Hannah Morris, J Street · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Ask Your Member Of Congress to Speak Out Against Netanyahu’s Far-Right Agenda

J Street Dear Friend, We knew the new extreme-right, Netanyahu-led government in Israel would be a disaster for Israeli democracy, Palestinian freedoms and our hope for a better future. Yet, it’s still been stunning to see how quickly they’ve moved to undermine Israel’s democra…
  Nadav Tamir, J Street Israel · [email protected]
February 19, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Israelis Need Americans to Speak Out

J Street 🗣️ Supercharging settlements, demolitions and occupation pushes us closer to outright annexation and permanent conflict. Another generation of our kids sent to guard bulldozers and checkpoints. Another generation of Palestinians growing up without equal rights. Friend,…
  J Street · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 11:27 PM

Defend Israel's Democratic Future [Petition]

J Street 🔵 Hundreds of thousands of Israelis are protesting. Israel’s president warned of "constitutional and social collapse." Israel’s supporters in the United States must push back. Join those of us who care deeply about Israel's future and add your name... …
  Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street · [email protected]
February 13, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Israel’s Crisis Must Be Our Call to Action

J Street Dear Friends, For fifteen years, J Street has been warning of the dire threat posed to the future of Israel -- its democracy, its values and its security -- by the agenda of far-right ultranationalists and religious zealots.  We have spoken out about these looming thre…
  Ben Winsor, J Street · [email protected]
February 7, 2023 at 8:01 PM

Invitation + Donation Match

J Street 🔥 Double your donation every month right through to the end of the year. Friend, There’s never been a better time to become a J Street sustaining member by setting a monthly donation: 🔥 Donor Match: With our newly announced February match, several pledged donors won’t…