Dear Friends, Amid a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where civilians face dire shortages of food, medicine and shelter, the recently announced US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has made consistent headlines as a dangerous, complex and inefficient aid distri…

 🔵 Thursday, hear from the directors of leading aid groups about what it will take – and what obstacles stand in the way – to bring relief to civilians in Gaza. Friends, After nearly three months of a complete blockade on all food, medicine and life-saving supplies into Gaza, the Netany…

    We don't normally send emails on Shavuot, and it breaks my heart to be writing again following yet another brutal attack on our community here in the United States. On the eve of Shavuot yesterday, an assailant hurled molotov cocktails and used a makeshift flamethrower to attack a …

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  Friends, In both Israel and the United States, clear majorities of both nations' Jewish communities want a ceasefire / hostage deal. But while most of us want the war in Gaza to end, too often it’s pro-war voices that are grabbing the megaphone. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olme…

  Dear friend, Over the last few months, we have witnessed the fundamental undermining of our national commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers to the United States. J Street is proud to partner with HIAS for a month of vigils to reclaim this commitment to welcom…

  I’ll keep this brief, folks. Josh from the J Street Development team here with an important update! Our Chicago supporter’s offer to match grassroots gifts up to $1,000 is still active, but only until midnight tonight. Pitching in today, before the clock runs out, allows your gener…

  Hi there – it’s Jess, J Street’s Digital Director. First of all, I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for everyone who pitched in a matched donation since my colleague Nick reached out a few days ago! The success of this match campaign will help ramp up the pace of our work for th…

  Friend, It’s been an extremely dark and difficult week. Horror here at home echoed the horror in the region with the tragic shooting of Israeli Embassy staff Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky. Our hearts break for their families, friends and colleagues as they grapple with this sense…

  Friends, I’m horrified and heartbroken. This morning, we woke up to the devastating news that a gunman had shot and killed two young Israeli Embassy staff at the Capital Jewish Museum not far from the J Street office. Footage is circulating of the shooter shouting “free Palestine” as …

  Hi there – it’s Nick from J Street’s development team. We’ve got an exciting update to share: a long-time J Street supporter in Chicago is offering to match all grassroots donations, up to $25,000 in total. To take advantage of this generous offer, make a donation through this page in…

  Dear Friends, At a time when democracy is under threat from right-wing extremists in both the US and Israel, we’re excited to invite you to a special opportunity to hear from leading Israeli political journalist Tal Shalev and J Street Chief Policy Officer and Senior Vice President Il…

  Dear Friends, At a time when democracy is under threat from right-wing extremists in both the US and Israel, we’re excited to invite you to a special opportunity to hear from leading Israeli political journalist Tal Shalev and J Street Chief Policy Officer and Senior Vice President Il…

  I fear we’re crossing a dark threshold. This weekend, Netanyahu moved forward with his plan to massively escalate the fighting to fully re-occupy Gaza. In Israel, hostage families are in despair. I think of the words of Arbel Yehoud, a freed 29-year-old hostage, pleading with politi…