Week in Review | March 17-21
Netanyahu Reignites the Gaza War | Trump Targets the Department of Education | J Street on the Hill ️| The Future We’re Fighting For 
| Defining “Pro-Israel” in 2025 | Our Democracy To-Do List ️| And much more.
J Street organizes pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to promote US policies that embody our deeply held Jewish and democratic values and that help secure the State of Israel as a democratic homeland for the Jewish people. We believe that only a negotiated resolution agreed to by Israelis and Palestinians can meet the legitimate needs and national aspirations of both peoples.
Working in the American political system, in the Jewish community and with others with whom we share core values, we advocate for diplomacy-first American leadership and policies that advance justice, equality, peace, and democracy in Israel, in the wider region and in the United States as well.
As we enter the new, unpredictable and unsettling era of Trump’s second presidency, read the J Street Policy Center’s key priorities.
See topline results, crosstabs, and analysis from our most recent polling.
Even as the ceasefire and hostage deal is returning hostages to their families and allowing civilians in Gaza to recover and rebuild, there are those seeking to bring the deal down. Our message to Washington: See this ceasefire through. Bring every hostage home. We cannot restart this war.
Watch our introductory video to learn more about our values and our pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy work in pursuit of a future of peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians.
Our Israel is a J Street initiative to spotlight amazing Israeli organizations and individuals who share our values and who struggle, as we do in the United States, to build and preserve a liberal, democratic society underpinned by the principles of equality, freedom, justice and peace.
Watch and listen to our conversations with subject matter experts exploring different perspectives, building bridges, and fostering dialogue.
Netanyahu Reignites the Gaza War | Trump Targets the Department of Education | J Street on the Hill ️| The Future We’re Fighting For | Defining “Pro-Israel” in 2025 | Our Democracy To-Do List ️| And much more.
On March 20, We were joined by Israeli policy and public opinion expert Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin and former White House Middle East Policy Advisor Ilan Goldenberg to give us their take on what’s driving the upheaval and whether there’s any hope of getting the ceasefire back on track.
This week, J Street leaders from across the country gathered in Washington DC. I shared some thoughts with them on this moment and our movement’s role, and I wanted to share those thoughts with you here too.
Trump attacks higher education | Our roadmap for Gaza | Stand for your values, vote Hatikvah 
| Jews say no to Project Esther | Mark your calendar for Conference | And more.
UN to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes, The New York Times
“Stéphane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said that about 30 percent of the organization’s 100 or so international staff members from different agencies would be leaving Gaza over the next week and that likely more would depart in the coming weeks. Local Palestinian staff members would remain in Gaza to carry out humanitarian work.”
Israeli Strikes Kill 23 in Gaza, Military Expands Evacuation Orders, Reuters
“Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians [today], local health officials said, as the Israeli military expanded evacuation orders to tens of thousands of residents across the enclave. […] The Israeli army told residents in all northern border towns to evacuate, saying Palestinian rockets had been fired at Israel from the area.”