J Street Philadelphia

12/23/2019

02/15/2019

The conversation about Israel has become a toxic partisan firefight, bereft of insight or vision.

10/29/2018

We are shocked by the heinous attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill. There are no words to fully convey our horror and sadness at the murder of Jewish people who were worshipping with their community on Shabbat.

07/13/2018

J Street continues to oppose the Netanyahu government's efforts to degrade Israel's democracy. The Nation-State bill recently introduced would enshrine discrimination into Israel's basic laws, and we, along with numerous other American Jewish organizations, strongly oppose its passage.

Today, 13 leading American Jewish organizations submitted a letter to Knesset opposition leader Isaac Herzog expressing opposition to the discriminatory "Nation-State Bill," which is currently advancing in the Knesset.

06/20/2018

Activism works. Largely thanks to the tireless efforts of J Street U students in securing support for the Schakowsky-Yarmuth Letter, Israel has indefinitely postponed the demolition of Sussiya!

Settler leaders outraged after Netanyahu reportedly postpones indefinitely the scheduled demolition of Sussiya ahead of Kushner and Greenblatt's visit to Israel

06/13/2018

It's been painful to see the Israeli government ally itself with countries that don't share our Jewish values and hopes for peace, as outlined in this excellent New Yorker story by Adam Entous. It's critical we elect leaders here who will push the Israeli government to choose a different path.

How the President, Israel, and the Gulf states plan to fight Iran—and leave the Palestinians and the Obama years behind.

06/13/2018

It's no secret that with the current leadership in the U.S., Israel, and Ramallah, a two-state solution seems as far away as ever. Part of sustaining it is stopping the demolition of Palestinian villages in the West Bank to prevent creeping annexation.

One threatened community is the village of Khan al-Amar. Click the link below to find out how you can get involved to Stop Demolitions and Build Peace.

About Khan al-Ahmar Though Palestinians lived in the Khan al-Ahmar area prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, most of its residents moved there after being expelled from the Negev by the Israeli army in the early 1950’s. They leased the land from a Palestinian landowner. In 1975, the ...

06/08/2018

Very excited to announce JStreetPAC's first endorsements in our area. Rep. Dwight Evans, and Susan Wild, candidate in PA-7!

In a historically important election year for our country, we’re thrilled to support so many candidates who are prepared to fight for diplomacy and stand up to the dangerous foreign policy of the Trump administration.

06/05/2018

Great piece from Aaron Davis on how counter-productive, dangerous, and ultimately futile it is for Republicans to smear Democrats as anti-Israel.

Faced with this potential “wave” election, right-wing elected officials are targeting left-leaning candidates based on their positions on Israel.

09/01/2017

Exciting news: J Street is one of 3 progressive organizations chosen this month to receive a grant from CREDO Mobile!

The more votes we get, the larger the grant will be. Cast your less-than-1-minute vote in support of J Street now: credodonations.com/organizations/j-street

07/18/2017

After hours of debate, the president agreed to continue with an international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program that he had pledged to overhaul.