The pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy movement is stepping up strong this week, sending over 40,000 messages to the White House and Congress in support of the Obama Administration’s strong leadership in the Middle East.
On Monday, J Street leadership delivered over 18,000 signatures to White House officials demonstrating that large numbers of pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans agree with the Vice President when he says “sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth,” and urging the Administration to turn this crisis into an opportunity for progress on two states.
And now we’re continuing to show Congress the deep support in our community for the Administration’s leadership, sending over 25,000 messages to the Hill in the campaign’s first few days.
The Obama Administration can turn this crisis into an opportunity to tackle a core issue at the heart of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians – the need to establish a border between Israel and the future Palestinian state.
Too much time has already been lost in getting the two sides into negotiations. We cannot let any single provocative Israeli announcement of construction in East Jerusalem, no matter how infuriating, delay progress towards a two-state solution. Bold American leadership is needed now to turn this crisis into a real opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.