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The American Jewish community is torn right now between its love of Israel and its distaste for Israel's policies. We who love Israel have an obligation to say what we believe."- Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, January 7, 2004 Read the Full Declaration of Principles
It’s time for the old paradigm of American Jewish-Israeli relations to change. Our new Take Action Now! campaign gives us, American Jews, the means to speak out directly to Israeli officials whenever policies in Israel create roadblocks to peace or violate human rights. It’s time for all of us, who care deeply about Israel’s future, to tell its leaders what we think instead of counting on our government to do so on our behalf.
It is time to engage with Israel and support progressive change, not turn our backs in despair. It is time for a clear, unapologetic progressive Zionist voice. Write your letter today!
Thousands of Israeli settlers want to move out of the West Bank, but they need help. The Bayit Ehad ("One Home") project has a plan: Bayit Ehad wants the Israeli government to buy up these settlers' homes so that they can afford to start over in Israel. Please click here, and let Bayit Ehad and the settlers know that you support their cause, and the cause of peace.Learn More About This Issue
For centuries women have worked fearlessly to gain their equal rights within society. So why in the world is religous fervor imposing segregation on Israel's democratic foundations? As American Zionists, we must make our voice heard. The impostion of Ultra-Orthodox practices by Israel's government on all sectors of Israel's women must stop. When women's rights are violated anywhere, they are violated everywhere. Click here to urge Israel not to deny equal rights to its people!
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More Israeli settlements over the Green Line ARE a recipe for disaster. So why in the world is Israel's Housing Minister continuing to build them? Click here, and remind the Minister that 2008 is supposed to be a year of negotiations and peace. Provocative unilateral Israeli actions such as these only weaken Palestinian moderates and heighten skepticism that a viable Palestinian state can be achieved around the bargaining table. Click here to urge Israel not to put more roadblocks on the path to peace!
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