Statement: Jewish New Yorkers Support Reps. Bowman & Ocasio-Cortez Declining to Attend Israeli President Joint Session Speech

The Forward: Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism

Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which has lobbied on the issue, balked at the way some New York City politicians …

972 Magazine: ‘A moment of disillusionment’: American Jews torn as Israel turns 75

Grappling with a far-right government and growing awareness of the Nakba, American Jews revealed mixed feelings marking…

Middle East Eye: 'Smear campaign': Academics and Jewish organisations condemn targeting of pro-Palestine student

A wave of support from academia and civil society is backing Fatima Mohammed while demanding City University of New Yor…

Jewish Currents: Why Are Progressive Legislators Opposing New York’s First Anti-Settlement Bill?

This is the first piece of legislation in Albany that actually tackles the question of how Palestine shows up as a loca…

City & State: Progressive Jews back controversial bill to block charities from funding Israeli settlements

Letter signatories include members of progressive Jewish organizations that have already signaled their support for the…

Haaretz: 14 Democrats Urge Biden to Shift Approach to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Probe U.S. Aid Violations

JFREJ joins 34 organizations supporting the letter, which is led by Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Bernie Sanders

City & State: Eric Adams is in Qatar. Council members are in Israel. Who's paying?

“This is an ongoing practice of pressuring local lawmakers to travel to Israel on these trips and to use that participa…

The Forward: In a break with tradition, NYC council members head to Israel without their speaker

"A spokesperson for Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, a progressive advocacy group that formed an electoral arm, The …

5783 Event Series for Members: Israel-Palestine as a Local Issue

We're kicking off 5783 with a participatory process that engages our neighborhood groups, caucuses, campaign teams, all…

Jewish Currents: Republicans Are Helping New York Democrats Target the Left’s Israel Criticism

"There’s an electoral left that is surging. It’s taken the establishment a few years to catch up."

Announcing the Israel-Palestine Team & Process