Vision and Mission Statements

Meretz USA's Vision

As a progressive Zionist organization affiliated with the World Union of Meretz, Meretz USA is dedicated to two equally essential goals: First, the achievement of a durable and just peace between Israel and all its neighbors, especially the Palestinian people, based on a negotiated two-state solution. Meretz USA believes that Israel's ongoing occupation and settlement effort undermine the country's national interests, sully the image of Zionism, and inevitably lead to the violation of the human rights of those under occupation.

Second, and just as importantly, Meretz USA is dedicated to the realization of human and civil rights, equality and social justice for all of Israel's inhabitants - regardless of ethnic/religious identity, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.

 

Meretz USA's Mission

The mission of Meretz USA for Israeli Civil Rights and Peace is to generate and promote partnership between Israelis and Americans who support a progressive Israel.  Based on the notion of a common peoplehood, we focus in particular on partnership and collaboration between American Jews and their Israeli counterparts in order to help create a more progressive Israel and Zionist movement.

Towards this end, Meretz USA educates American Jews, and Americans generally, regarding the issues of peace, democracy, justice, and equality in Israel and the territories it controls. 

Just as importantly, Meretz USA develops and implements hands-on programs that enable the American Jewish community, and its friends, to provide real support for policies of peace, democracy, justice, and equality in Israeli society.