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The guardrails of democracy are cracking.
What’s happening in America and in Israel and Palestine are not separate stories.
The antidote to despair is engagement.
That’s why we’re coming together in Washington.
What’s happening in America and in Israel and Palestine are not separate stories.
The antidote to despair is engagement.
That’s why we’re coming together in Washington.
Mark your calendars! Next week, J Street is proud to partner with @ncjw.bsky.social for #ReproShabbat. Jewish organizations across the country will gather to learn about reproductive freedom as a Jewish value.
Learn more and join us: ReproShabbat.org
Learn more and join us: ReproShabbat.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mark your calendars! Next week, J Street is proud to partner with @ncjw.bsky.social for #ReproShabbat. Jewish organizations across the country will gather to learn about reproductive freedom as a Jewish value.
Learn more and join us: ReproShabbat.org
Learn more and join us: ReproShabbat.org
Judaism demands that we resist injustice.
ICE is tearing families apart, and the Jewish community is showing up. On Feb 11, we’re taking action outside ICE HQ in DC to say clearly: This violent system must end
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
🔗 truah.org/jewsagainstice
ICE is tearing families apart, and the Jewish community is showing up. On Feb 11, we’re taking action outside ICE HQ in DC to say clearly: This violent system must end
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
🔗 truah.org/jewsagainstice
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Judaism demands that we resist injustice.
ICE is tearing families apart, and the Jewish community is showing up. On Feb 11, we’re taking action outside ICE HQ in DC to say clearly: This violent system must end
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
🔗 truah.org/jewsagainstice
ICE is tearing families apart, and the Jewish community is showing up. On Feb 11, we’re taking action outside ICE HQ in DC to say clearly: This violent system must end
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
🔗 truah.org/jewsagainstice
American Jews can’t look away.
Israeli soldiers and activists warn that settler militias embedded in the IDF are violently driving Palestinians from their land – with state backing.
This threatens Israel’s democracy and moral standing. We demand better.
https://bit.ly/3NQTQ79
Israeli soldiers and activists warn that settler militias embedded in the IDF are violently driving Palestinians from their land – with state backing.
This threatens Israel’s democracy and moral standing. We demand better.
https://bit.ly/3NQTQ79
Settler-only IDF units functioning as ‘vigilante militias’ in West Bank
Exclusive: ‘Regional defence’ settler units are escalating violent displacement of Palestinians, Israeli reservists and activists say
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
American Jews can’t look away.
Israeli soldiers and activists warn that settler militias embedded in the IDF are violently driving Palestinians from their land – with state backing.
This threatens Israel’s democracy and moral standing. We demand better.
https://bit.ly/3NQTQ79
Israeli soldiers and activists warn that settler militias embedded in the IDF are violently driving Palestinians from their land – with state backing.
This threatens Israel’s democracy and moral standing. We demand better.
https://bit.ly/3NQTQ79
Unconditional support for the Israeli government has lent support to permanent occupation, democratic backsliding and endless war.
Jeremy Ben-Ami argues for a new US–Israel relationship rooted in democracy, accountability and human dignity:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
Jeremy Ben-Ami argues for a new US–Israel relationship rooted in democracy, accountability and human dignity:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
A Rupture, Not a Transition: Rethinking the US-Israel Relationship
The longstanding framework built on unconditional support has broken down. A changed reality demands a redefined approach to the relationship.
jstreetdotorg.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Unconditional support for the Israeli government has lent support to permanent occupation, democratic backsliding and endless war.
Jeremy Ben-Ami argues for a new US–Israel relationship rooted in democracy, accountability and human dignity:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
Jeremy Ben-Ami argues for a new US–Israel relationship rooted in democracy, accountability and human dignity:
jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
Israeli strikes continue, and Hamas flirts with escalation. This is exactly what Netanyahu and Hamas want – to keep the deadly status quo.
The United States must fully enforce the ceasefire, and Hamas and Israel must abide by it.
The United States must fully enforce the ceasefire, and Hamas and Israel must abide by it.
Israel strikes across Gaza, killing 24, and says militants attacked its soldiers
Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes have killed at least 24 Palestinians, including two babies.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Israeli strikes continue, and Hamas flirts with escalation. This is exactly what Netanyahu and Hamas want – to keep the deadly status quo.
The United States must fully enforce the ceasefire, and Hamas and Israel must abide by it.
The United States must fully enforce the ceasefire, and Hamas and Israel must abide by it.
These comparisons hurt, and that’s why they matter.
ICE raids in Minneapolis and settler violence in the West Bank aren’t identical. But when state power enables dispossession, terror & impunity, the rhyme is impossible to ignore.
From Ilan Goldenberg 👇
ICE raids in Minneapolis and settler violence in the West Bank aren’t identical. But when state power enables dispossession, terror & impunity, the rhyme is impossible to ignore.
From Ilan Goldenberg 👇
When Comparisons Hurt — And Why We Still Have to Make Them
ICE in Minneapolis and settler violence in the West Bank aren’t identical, but there are many similarities.
jstreetdotorg.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
These comparisons hurt, and that’s why they matter.
ICE raids in Minneapolis and settler violence in the West Bank aren’t identical. But when state power enables dispossession, terror & impunity, the rhyme is impossible to ignore.
From Ilan Goldenberg 👇
ICE raids in Minneapolis and settler violence in the West Bank aren’t identical. But when state power enables dispossession, terror & impunity, the rhyme is impossible to ignore.
From Ilan Goldenberg 👇
Today, we’re thinking of the talented journalists without jobs and of the voices whose stories won’t be told.
And at J Street, we’re especially concerned by the gutting of foreign reporting. It narrows our worldview and erodes our shared humanity. 1/2
And at J Street, we’re especially concerned by the gutting of foreign reporting. It narrows our worldview and erodes our shared humanity. 1/2
Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff | CNN Business
The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Today, we’re thinking of the talented journalists without jobs and of the voices whose stories won’t be told.
And at J Street, we’re especially concerned by the gutting of foreign reporting. It narrows our worldview and erodes our shared humanity. 1/2
And at J Street, we’re especially concerned by the gutting of foreign reporting. It narrows our worldview and erodes our shared humanity. 1/2
Settler violence is a moral crisis for Israel and the Jewish people. And confronting Jewish-perpetrated violence isn’t betrayal. It’s a responsibility.
From J Street leader Daniel Bral:
From J Street leader Daniel Bral:
Confronting Our Own Violence
By Daniel Bral
thehighergroundstack.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Settler violence is a moral crisis for Israel and the Jewish people. And confronting Jewish-perpetrated violence isn’t betrayal. It’s a responsibility.
From J Street leader Daniel Bral:
From J Street leader Daniel Bral:
The Netanyahu government promised to reopen the Rafah crossing to Palestinians. So far, they have only delivered crossings in tiny numbers and the threat of death-by-bureaucracy.
The US must intervene and apply the necessary pressure to reopen Rafah.
The US must intervene and apply the necessary pressure to reopen Rafah.
Palestinians wait at border between Gaza and Egypt as uncertainty clouds reopening of Rafah crossing
Palestinians have gathered at Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt, hoping to pass through after it reopened. Delays, interrogations and uncertainty have marred the process.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Netanyahu government promised to reopen the Rafah crossing to Palestinians. So far, they have only delivered crossings in tiny numbers and the threat of death-by-bureaucracy.
The US must intervene and apply the necessary pressure to reopen Rafah.
The US must intervene and apply the necessary pressure to reopen Rafah.
A political party “taking over” elections is not reform. It’s authoritarianism.
Jews know what happens when power concentrates and minority rights disappear. We know where this goes.
Jews know what happens when power concentrates and minority rights disappear. We know where this goes.
FLAG: Trump said today that Republicans should nationalize elections — continuing to double down on his 2020 election lies.
The suggestion runs contrary to the Constitution's delegation of election administration to state governments.
The suggestion runs contrary to the Constitution's delegation of election administration to state governments.
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A political party “taking over” elections is not reform. It’s authoritarianism.
Jews know what happens when power concentrates and minority rights disappear. We know where this goes.
Jews know what happens when power concentrates and minority rights disappear. We know where this goes.
This wasn’t just a protest against violence in Arab society. It was a declaration: Israeli democracy requires Jewish-Arab partnership – or it will fail.
J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir on the power of recent joint protests in Tel Aviv:
J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir on the power of recent joint protests in Tel Aviv:
The Blogs: Israeli Democracy Will Not Survive Without Jewish-Arab Partnership
From the blog of Nadav Tamir at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This wasn’t just a protest against violence in Arab society. It was a declaration: Israeli democracy requires Jewish-Arab partnership – or it will fail.
J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir on the power of recent joint protests in Tel Aviv:
J Street Israel Director Nadav Tamir on the power of recent joint protests in Tel Aviv:
Praising Hamas, threatening Jewish people and calling for an end to the State of Israel don’t advance justice for Palestinians. It only serves to feed the cycle of extremism and violence that threatens Israelis, Palestinians and Jewish people worldwide.
Philly Jewish groups condemn support for terror, ‘incitement to violence’ at anti-Israel protest
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www.timesofisrael.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Praising Hamas, threatening Jewish people and calling for an end to the State of Israel don’t advance justice for Palestinians. It only serves to feed the cycle of extremism and violence that threatens Israelis, Palestinians and Jewish people worldwide.
Five-year-old Liam Ramos is free. Hundreds of other children are not.
Detaining kids – toddlers, cancer patients, students on their way to school – isn’t security. It’s cruelty. Our humanity demands better. Our Jewish values demand we fight back.
Detaining kids – toddlers, cancer patients, students on their way to school – isn’t security. It’s cruelty. Our humanity demands better. Our Jewish values demand we fight back.
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Five-year-old Liam Ramos is free. Hundreds of other children are not.
Detaining kids – toddlers, cancer patients, students on their way to school – isn’t security. It’s cruelty. Our humanity demands better. Our Jewish values demand we fight back.
Detaining kids – toddlers, cancer patients, students on their way to school – isn’t security. It’s cruelty. Our humanity demands better. Our Jewish values demand we fight back.
Mass suffering was already unfolding in northern Gaza in early 2024. But US officials withheld warnings.
2 years later, tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians are dead. US inaction is a moral stain that we can and must learn from and act differently in the future.
2 years later, tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians are dead. US inaction is a moral stain that we can and must learn from and act differently in the future.
Column | In Gaza, an ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ foretold
Seen two years later, a suppressed U.S cable warning of a “wasteland” in northern Gaza, as reported by Reuters, is a small footnote of history.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Mass suffering was already unfolding in northern Gaza in early 2024. But US officials withheld warnings.
2 years later, tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians are dead. US inaction is a moral stain that we can and must learn from and act differently in the future.
2 years later, tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians are dead. US inaction is a moral stain that we can and must learn from and act differently in the future.
Unconditional support is not a strategy.
The US-Israel relationship has reached a turning point, and pretending otherwise only deepens the damage. It’s time to define a new relationship, not defend a failed one.
From @jeremybenami.bsky.social: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
The US-Israel relationship has reached a turning point, and pretending otherwise only deepens the damage. It’s time to define a new relationship, not defend a failed one.
From @jeremybenami.bsky.social: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Unconditional support is not a strategy.
The US-Israel relationship has reached a turning point, and pretending otherwise only deepens the damage. It’s time to define a new relationship, not defend a failed one.
From @jeremybenami.bsky.social: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
The US-Israel relationship has reached a turning point, and pretending otherwise only deepens the damage. It’s time to define a new relationship, not defend a failed one.
From @jeremybenami.bsky.social: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/a-rupture-...
Arabs and Jews are marching together, seeing each other as neighbors, honoring each other’s humanity.
We stand with the tens of thousands who took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand the state protect Arab citizens and end violence and neglect.
We stand with the tens of thousands who took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand the state protect Arab citizens and end violence and neglect.
As killings mount, Arab leaders and allies rallied in Tel Aviv against state inaction
After a Protest Against Violence in Arab Communities in the Northern Israeli City of Sakhnin Earlier This Month Drew Tens of Thousands, Demonstrators Gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima Square to Call Out t...
www.haaretz.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Arabs and Jews are marching together, seeing each other as neighbors, honoring each other’s humanity.
We stand with the tens of thousands who took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand the state protect Arab citizens and end violence and neglect.
We stand with the tens of thousands who took to the streets of Tel Aviv to demand the state protect Arab citizens and end violence and neglect.
Religious freedom shouldn’t disappear when it’s inconvenient or when the religion isn’t Christianity.
That’s the floor, not the ceiling.
That’s the floor, not the ceiling.
Breaking News: The Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino mocked the Jewish faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota during a call with lawyers, according to several people with knowledge of the conversation.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Religious freedom shouldn’t disappear when it’s inconvenient or when the religion isn’t Christianity.
That’s the floor, not the ceiling.
That’s the floor, not the ceiling.
Trump inherited historic leverage over Iran – and threatens to squander it with his chaotic approach.
In @foreignaffairs.com, Nate Swanson and J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social lay out a smarter path: Restraint, real diplomacy and support for the Iranian people.
In @foreignaffairs.com, Nate Swanson and J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social lay out a smarter path: Restraint, real diplomacy and support for the Iranian people.
America’s Best Chance to Transform Iran
The right way to deploy military threats, pressure, and support for the opposition.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Trump inherited historic leverage over Iran – and threatens to squander it with his chaotic approach.
In @foreignaffairs.com, Nate Swanson and J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social lay out a smarter path: Restraint, real diplomacy and support for the Iranian people.
In @foreignaffairs.com, Nate Swanson and J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social lay out a smarter path: Restraint, real diplomacy and support for the Iranian people.
Jewish tradition demands action when human dignity is under attack.
ICE’s policies are tearing families apart. On Feb 11, Jews will gather near ICE HQ in DC to demand an end to their violence.
Join us: truah.org/jewsagainstice
#JewsAgainstICE
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
ICE’s policies are tearing families apart. On Feb 11, Jews will gather near ICE HQ in DC to demand an end to their violence.
Join us: truah.org/jewsagainstice
#JewsAgainstICE
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Jewish tradition demands action when human dignity is under attack.
ICE’s policies are tearing families apart. On Feb 11, Jews will gather near ICE HQ in DC to demand an end to their violence.
Join us: truah.org/jewsagainstice
#JewsAgainstICE
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
ICE’s policies are tearing families apart. On Feb 11, Jews will gather near ICE HQ in DC to demand an end to their violence.
Join us: truah.org/jewsagainstice
#JewsAgainstICE
@truahrabbis.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social
1/ In the US, horrifying footage shows ICE agents killing civilians and terrorizing communities in broad daylight.
In the West Bank, settlers are filmed beating families and burning homes.
As Jews, we are obliged to speak out.
In the West Bank, settlers are filmed beating families and burning homes.
As Jews, we are obliged to speak out.
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
1/ In the US, horrifying footage shows ICE agents killing civilians and terrorizing communities in broad daylight.
In the West Bank, settlers are filmed beating families and burning homes.
As Jews, we are obliged to speak out.
In the West Bank, settlers are filmed beating families and burning homes.
As Jews, we are obliged to speak out.
The Rafah crossing in Gaza will reopen this weekend, a crucial step after years of near-total closure. Thousands of sick and wounded Palestinians can access medical care, and families can begin to reunite. The relief is real, but still limited. 1/2
Israel reopening Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt on Sunday after long closure
Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend. The move announced on Friday will allow Palestinians to enter and leave the territory after nearly two...
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The Rafah crossing in Gaza will reopen this weekend, a crucial step after years of near-total closure. Thousands of sick and wounded Palestinians can access medical care, and families can begin to reunite. The relief is real, but still limited. 1/2
There are very few spaces for serious, values-driven conversations on Israel and US politics. This is one of them.
Join us at J Street’s 2026 National Convention in DC, February 28 – March 3. Use code ‘JStreet20’ for 20% off.
jstreet.org/convention
Join us at J Street’s 2026 National Convention in DC, February 28 – March 3. Use code ‘JStreet20’ for 20% off.
jstreet.org/convention
January 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
There are very few spaces for serious, values-driven conversations on Israel and US politics. This is one of them.
Join us at J Street’s 2026 National Convention in DC, February 28 – March 3. Use code ‘JStreet20’ for 20% off.
jstreet.org/convention
Join us at J Street’s 2026 National Convention in DC, February 28 – March 3. Use code ‘JStreet20’ for 20% off.
jstreet.org/convention
Dark money from AIPAC’s Super PAC is flooding NJ-11 with negative ads – aimed at tearing down Democrats in a Democratic primary.
This op-ed lays out the facts and why this kind of meddling is so dangerous. 👇
This op-ed lays out the facts and why this kind of meddling is so dangerous. 👇
What Democrats must know about NJ-11's negative ad blitz | Opinion
Democrats voting in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District special primary should know what's driving a blitz of negative attack ads.
www.dailyrecord.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Dark money from AIPAC’s Super PAC is flooding NJ-11 with negative ads – aimed at tearing down Democrats in a Democratic primary.
This op-ed lays out the facts and why this kind of meddling is so dangerous. 👇
This op-ed lays out the facts and why this kind of meddling is so dangerous. 👇
This is incredibly alarming: The FBI seized original 2020 ballots in Georgia at the demand of a president who lost and never accepted it.
This is an abuse of power – and how election denial turns into acts of authoritarianism by the state.
This is an abuse of power – and how election denial turns into acts of authoritarianism by the state.
FBI seizes 2020 ballots in Georgia in apparently unprecedented action, alarming local officials
Fulton County, Georgia, officials say the FBI has seized original 2020 voting records while serving a search warrant at the county's Elections Hub and Operations Center.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This is incredibly alarming: The FBI seized original 2020 ballots in Georgia at the demand of a president who lost and never accepted it.
This is an abuse of power – and how election denial turns into acts of authoritarianism by the state.
This is an abuse of power – and how election denial turns into acts of authoritarianism by the state.
“Racist, discriminatory and indefensible.”
Progressive American Jewish groups, including J Street, are urging Israeli leaders to stop the death penalty bill advancing in the Knesset.
This is not justice. It’s a dangerous break from Jewish and democratic tradition.
Progressive American Jewish groups, including J Street, are urging Israeli leaders to stop the death penalty bill advancing in the Knesset.
This is not justice. It’s a dangerous break from Jewish and democratic tradition.
Progressive Jews urge Israeli leaders to oppose 'indefensible' death penalty bill
In a Statement Shared With Haaretz, Leading Liberal Jewish Organizations in the U.S. and Canada Called on Israeli Leaders to Halt the Advancement of the Bill and to Reaffirm the Jewish Values of 'The ...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“Racist, discriminatory and indefensible.”
Progressive American Jewish groups, including J Street, are urging Israeli leaders to stop the death penalty bill advancing in the Knesset.
This is not justice. It’s a dangerous break from Jewish and democratic tradition.
Progressive American Jewish groups, including J Street, are urging Israeli leaders to stop the death penalty bill advancing in the Knesset.
This is not justice. It’s a dangerous break from Jewish and democratic tradition.