J Street advocates for American policies that, in our view, advance the national interests of the United States, as well as the long-term interests and security of the state of Israel.
With hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan, an economy deeply dependent on Middle Eastern energy imports, and the possible development of nuclear weapons by Iran or others, the United States clearly has serious national, security and economic interests at stake in the Middle East.
The following links lead to J Street policy positions in nine different areas related to the Middle East – each outlining our key positions and principles.
J Street believes the policies it endorses improve the chances that America can promote a more stable and secure Middle East, an outcome that would serve the U.S. national interest, as well as Israel’s.
Our policy platform is based on the view that American interests require robust and strong diplomatic engagement to promote the interests of our allies and potential allies, and to check and try to alter the unhelpful actions of our adversaries. We firmly believe that engaging with problematic leaders and states is the basis of a smart and tough foreign policy that promotes American interests, deploys a full diplomatic tool-box, and avoids precipitous and unnecessary military conflagrations. We favor - where possible - diplomatic solutions over military ones and multilateral over unilateral action.
Central to our approach is a negotiated end to the Arab-Israeli conflict, which we believe must be an American foreign policy priority and can lead to a much-needed new regional security architecture.
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