‘Right time’: J Street, Reconstructionist movement join liberal Zionist call for ceasefire
The call, made in a letter to President Joe Biden, marks a shift in rhetoric from liberal pro-Israel groups
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Fast Forward Left-wing Zionist groups Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu to merge
The merger comes as groups on the Zionist left have struggled to find their footing during the Israel-Hamas war
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News Hundreds of Jews and Palestinians decry Israeli minister at parallel Washington protests
Two different protests denounced Bezalel Smotrich at an Israel Bonds conference
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Opinion After 21 Years At Americans For Peace Now, I Am Enraged – And Hopeful.
After 21 years as President and CEO, I am retiring on Thursday from Americans for Peace Now with tangled emotions. I feel pride in the work APN does at home. I feel awe at our colleagues in Shalom Achshav (Peace Now, the Israeli peace movement) and their tireless work for a better future for Israel…
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Israel News How David Friedman Is Putting His Right-Wing Stamp On American Policy To Israel
It is rare for a United States ambassador to challenge his superior, the secretary of state. And it is even rarer for the ambassador to succeed. But that is exactly what David Friedman, the top U.S. diplomat to Israel, did recently. Taking advantage of his close ties to President Trump, Friedman took issue with the…
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News How Trump’s Mideast Peace Overture Puts J Street Liberals In A Bind
It’s a dilemma many left-wing Jewish activists are facing these days: How should doves deal with President Donald Trump’s pivot to Middle East peacemaking? Can the same activists who fought fiercely against Trump’s election and who oppose almost everything he stands for embrace the president’s effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? “The overwhelming, if not…
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Fast Forward Americans For Peace Now Scraps Israel Trip Over BDS Ban
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Americans for Peace Now has canceled its annual trip to Israel over the country’s new anti-boycott law. The law passed last month by the Israeli Knesset bars entry to foreigners who publicly call for boycotting the Jewish state or its settlements. Americans for Peace Now is concerned that trip participants could be stopped at Ben…
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News Evangelicals Lead The Call To Cut Palestinian Aid, Despite Israel’s Reservations
A piece of anti-terror legislation in Congress has turned into a test for pro-Israel policy in the Trump era. The Taylor Force Act, a bill named after a U.S. citizen murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in Jaffa, would cut all American funding to the Palestinian Authority because of its longstanding practice of providing financial stipends…
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