JCPA CEO Amy Spitalnick released the following statement upon the Knesset’s passage of the “Reasonableness” Clause: “More than ever, the Israelis fighting for democracy need to know that American Jews are with them. We are. This is our fight too – and the vast majority of American Jews believe in
Over the past several months Jews around the world, and especially in the United States, have been alarmed and dismayed by the threats to Israel’s democracy that have roiled the country and provoked unprecedented civil protest among Israelis. Israelis are wrestling with efforts to remove the independence of its judiciary and
Last Tuesday, the Israeli people went to the polls and voted in a free and fair election in which 71% of the electorate cast ballots. JCPA reiterates its support for a democratic Israel committed to a just and inclusive society that promotes human rights for all residents of Israel. As
JCPA supports Israel as the Jewish homeland and works to deter efforts to undermine the Jewish people’s right to self-determination. We believe in a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through diplomacy and the creation of two independent, democratic, and economically viable states: the Jewish state of Israel and a Palestinian state, coexisting
November 2, 2021
