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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
Anas Baba’s powerful @npr.org photo essay captures a year of fragile relief and continued suffering in Gaza. One year into the ceasefire, Palestinians are still waiting for safety, reconstruction and a chance to rebuild their lives. We cannot keep their futures on hold any longer. 2/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
Every photo tells a deeply human story of grief, resilience and the determination to keep living. 1/2
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Photos: What a year of ceasefire in Gaza looks like
It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
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J Street Action Fund Releases First Ad of 2026 General Election, Targeting Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Race Over Ties to White Nationalism
Washington, DC – J Street Action Fund, the independent expenditure arm of the leading pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy group J Street, today launched its first general election ad of the 2026 cycl...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
NEW: The J Street Action Fund just launched an ad spotlighting reporting on Rep. Mike Collins’s ties to unabashed white nationalists on his staff and in his circles. Collins has shown exactly who he is, and he poses a threat to our democracy, the Jewish community and all minority groups in America.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
In his latest column, J Street President @jeremybenami.bsky.social confronts the possibility that Netanyahu, or another hard-right government, could remain in power, and asks what that would mean for Israel’s future and the US-Israel relationship. 2/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 1h
Replacing Netanyahu won’t be enough if Israel’s next leaders offer no real alternative to permanent conflict and occupation. 1/2
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What if Bibi Wins?
It’s too early to predict the outcome of Israel’s October 27 elections, but as we get closer I find myself asking a question which, for four years, I thought impossible.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
J Street has long argued that the US should engage with international legal processes rather than seek to intimidate or undermine the institutions responsible for pursuing justice. This is a deep shame. 2/2 x.com/humeyra_pamu...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Trump Administration’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court threaten accountability for human rights violators around the world. 1/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our Jewish values demand that we protect the vulnerable and uphold the dignity of every human being, regardless of where they were born. The ICE shooting of a man with his five-year-old in the car is a deep moral stain on this country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE agent shoots man in New York City with five-year-old reportedly in car
Police say man taken to hospital and mayor says child physically unharmed as he demands Trump stop ICE enforcement in city
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Settlers terrorize Palestinians on the ground. The Israeli government enables the wider project through impunity, home demolitions and settlement expansion. Different tactics, same result of making life unbearable for Palestinians and driving them off their land.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In a new @nytimes.com op-ed, Shira Efron argues that Israel’s next government will face a choice: Continue down the current path or take meaningful steps to curb settler violence, stop annexing territory and reopen a political horizon for Palestinians. 2/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Israel’s international isolation is deepening. What would it take to change course? 1/2
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Opinion | This Is How to End Israel’s Isolation
Many Israelis are hopeful that a new government would ease the growing distance between their country and the rest of the world.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In a new Policy Center analysis, former State Department official Jen Gavito breaks down the key takeaways from the 2026 UN General Assembly – from changes in European policy to the Middle East to Israel’s growing risk of regional isolation. Read her analysis:
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EXCLUSIVE: Palestinians set to delay legislative elections due to worsening conditions, letter says
Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed ​France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, because of worsening...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
After 20 years without elections, Palestinians deserve far more than another postponement. They deserve a government with a legitimate mandate to represent them and advance their national aspirations. This cannot wait indefinitely. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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EXCLUSIVE: Palestinians set to delay legislative elections due to worsening conditions, letter says
Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed ​France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly until September 2027, because of worsening...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There is unbelievable resilience among everyday people in Gaza, even as they live through unrelenting grief. Our deepest hope, and what we’ll keep working toward, is a future with more moments of joy, more peace and the chance to rebuild. Watch @nytimes.com powerful video:
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Video: What Life in Gaza Is Like Now
Nearly a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to end the war in Gaza, Saher Alghorra, a photographer for The New York Times, documents how residents are coping and working to rebuild their lives.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
After surviving October 7, Amir Tibon made the extraordinary decision to move his family back to Nahal Oz. Writing in @theatlantic.com, he reflects on the life they’re trying to rebuild and the questions that will shape whether they can imagine a future there. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Three Years After October 7, I Moved Back to Nahal Oz
But if Israel’s election doesn’t bring change, I don’t see a future for my family here.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Three years after October 7, J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social reflects on what Schindler’s List can teach us about dehumanization and the choice to see humanity even amid profound grief. “We owe the victims remembrance. We owe the living a future.” jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/the-girl-i...
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The Girl in the Red Coat
Watching Schindler’s List with my son, three years after October 7.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
But what’s more ridiculous is why the administration seems so willing to accept a filtered version of reality. US policymakers need to know the reality on the ground, especially when that reporting concerns violations of American policy and the deaths of American citizens. 3/3
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There would need to be a lot of distortion to make this Israeli government look good. 2/3
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This reporting from @nytimes.com is damning. A senior US diplomat is accused of suppressing and rewriting reports to make the Netanyahu government look better – including reports on settlement expansion, settler violence and the killings of American citizens. 1/3
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prefer to listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts? You can find the episode here: 🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4acS... 🍎 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Three Years After October 7 with Yehuda Cohen and Mika Almog
J Street - Word on the Street · Episode
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICYMI: Yehuda Cohen and Mika Almog reflect on what we carry with us from October 7 – grief, the need for accountability, and the choice to fight for something different. As Mika puts it: “It’s time to try peace again.” Watch: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/what-we-ca...
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What We Carry With Us From October 7
Yehuda Cohen and Mika Almog reflect on grief, accountability and the future we choose to fight for.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For Israelis and Palestinians living through this hellish reality, the only way forward is to forge a future together. What we saw from protesters last night only distracts from the real work of building a future where both people can live free. 3/3
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Our friends at Israelis for Peace gathered to show what a different future can look like. They mourned the lives lost on October 7 while standing firmly for Palestinian freedom and dignity. 2/3
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dehumanizing Israeli victims does nothing to advance Palestinian freedom, and anyone who thinks glorifying terrorist violence is acceptable is fooling themselves. 1/3
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years ago today, Hamas militants attacked Kfar Aza. Dozens of residents were murdered, and others were taken hostage. Today, the community gathered for a memorial service honoring those who were killed and those who fell defending the community. We remember them. 1/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
At noon today, Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, pausing at the sound of a siren to remember those murdered and taken hostage by Hamas – and to demand accountability from their government. Credit: Yael Gadot
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Anyone who desires a world in which peace activists are not murdered must listen to them while they are alive and strive for peace, not use them retroactively as a justification for war.” Read his @haaretzcom.bsky.social piece: 2/2 www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Vivian Silver was a peace activist who was killed by Hamas on October 7. Her son, Yonatan Zeigen, has a powerful message for those who invoke her name to justify the war in Gaza: 1/2
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Opinion | My mother was a peace activist killed on October 7. Don't use her to justify war
I was chilly on Tuesday evening. Just like that, after months in which the planet seemed on fire, I wrapped my arms around myself, shivering. Like the cycle of
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Anyone who desires a world in which peace activists are not murdered must listen to them while they are alive and strive for peace, not use them retroactively as a justification for war.” Read his @haaretzcom.bsky.social piece: 2/2 www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Opinion | My mother was a peace activist killed on October 7. Don't use her to justify war
I was chilly on Tuesday evening. Just like that, after months in which the planet seemed on fire, I wrapped my arms around myself, shivering. Like the cycle of
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In a new piece, J Street’s Emily Kaiman reflects on three years of grief, trauma and division since October 7 – and asks what we will do with our tears. “The tears are not the end of the story. They are what we sow. So what will we plant?” Read Emily’s piece:
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Three Years After October 7, What Will We Plant?
I cried when I visited the Nova Festival site in 2024.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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J Street Marks Third Anniversary of October 7
Washington, DC – Three years after Hamas’ horrific attack on communities across southern Israel and the Nova music festival, J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued the following statement: “On the t...
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We're reminded of the words of J Street’s dear friend Vivian Silver, a peace activist who was murdered on October 7: ‘This could be such a haven to both of our people here.’ Indeed it could. That future remains possible – and we will continue to fight for it.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As we feel the pain of October 7 and of the past three years, let us redouble our efforts to build a future in which Israelis and Palestinians can live in freedom, security and self-determination and recognize that neither people will achieve lasting freedom and security until the other does too.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The United States and international community must push urgently to implement the ceasefire plan that would see Hamas disarm, Israel withdraw and real reconstruction begin.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This time last year, we were still desperately fighting for a ceasefire and the return of the hostages. That agreement came soon after, but the work of securing a fundamentally different future for Gaza and Israel remains unfinished.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our hearts are with the families of the tens of thousands of civilians – including more than 20,000 children – killed in the war that followed.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As we commemorate the Israeli lives lost in that horrific terror attack, we also recognize the devastation Israel’s response inflicted on Gaza. For the last three years, Gaza’s more than two million residents have endured an unrelenting nightmare that has not yet ended.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We also find space to celebrate the freedom and safety of the 166 hostages who made it home alive, and for whose release we fought so hard. The joy and relief we feel at their freedom remind us of the immeasurable value of every human life.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On the third anniversary of Israel’s darkest day, our hearts are with the families of the 1,200 people murdered that day, as well as the dozens of hostages who died in Hamas captivity. We hold close, too, the survivors and all those whose lives were forever changed that day.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A new kind of consensus is emerging in Washington. In his new op-ed, J Street Israel Executive Director Nadav Tamir makes the case that America can be deeply committed to Israel’s security while also supporting a political future that ends occupation. Read Nadav’s piece:
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The Blogs: A New Pro-Israel Consensus Is Emerging in Washington
From the blog of Nadav Tamir at The Times of Israel
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
For many Palestinians in Gaza, there’s no warm home to return to as temperatures turn colder – only temporary shelters facing wind and rain. Congress should demand that the Israeli government lift restrictions on sturdy shelter and supplies. Add your name to the call:
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CONGRESS: Send Urgent Shelter to Gaza
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
By staying silent about what the Israeli government is doing, Jewish institutions are losing people who care deeply about Israel. A new essay in the Forward is a reminder that the future of Jewish communal life depends on making room for disagreement and a commitment to human rights.
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Jewish federations are losing my generation — and future ones — over Israel and Netanyahu
I wanted to donate to a human rights organization. Cleveland's Jewish Federation told me no.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
For American Jews who care about Israel, this should be impossible to ignore. We cannot claim to care about Israel’s future while looking away as its leaders celebrate destruction. 2/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Smotrich boasts about “cleansing” southern Lebanon. Then he adds, “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.” From Lebanon to Gaza to the West Bank, territory is treated as a prize, while the people who live there are treated as obstacles to be removed. 1/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
...bringing together Israelis and Palestinians who have each lost someone they love to share what they’ve lived through and the hope they still hold for what comes next. Join us at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific. 🔗Link to register: 2/2 secure.nif.org/a/three-year...
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New Israel Fund
The New Israel Fund advances democracy and equality for all Israelis.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Our hearts are heavy this week as we approach three years after October 7. We’re proud to co-sponsor today’s gathering presented by the Parents Circle Families Forum and New Israel Fund... 1/2
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This piece from Rabbi Donniel Hartman is a must-read: 2/2 blogs.timesofisrael.com/israel-must-...
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The Blogs: Israel must defend itself — without defending the indefensible
Rejecting false accusations against Israel must not mean denying its real moral failures. To reclaim our voice, we need to learn to do both
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“I love my country. We must admit these failures even though our critics accuse us of far worse. It is difficult for those with moral standing to support us unless we do. Acknowledging our failures is a necessary step in showing that we have not lost our humanity....it is how we reclaim it.” 1/2
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The Blogs: Israel must defend itself — without defending the indefensible
Rejecting false accusations against Israel must not mean denying its real moral failures. To reclaim our voice, we need to learn to do both
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