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Ameinu Statement on Israel’s Agreements with the UAE and Bahrain

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu welcomes the peace and normalization agreements signed today by Israel with the UAE and Bahrain. Since its birth in 1948, the State of Israel has sought peace with the Arab world. The peace treaties with neighboring Egypt (1979) and …

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Conference of Presidents Members Condemn Mort Klein BLM Tweets

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

June 12, 2020 Mort Klein President Zionist Organization of America Dear Mr. Klein, We, the undersigned members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, condemn the tweets regarding Black Lives Matter that you sent …

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Conference of Presidents’ Members Should Stand Against ZOA’s Hateful Tweets

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Dear Fellow Members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, I was proud to see that over the past week many member organizations of the Conference, as well as the Conference itself, released statements in support of …

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Ameinu is Horrified by George Floyd Murder and Stands with Peaceful Protesters

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu is horrified and disgusted by the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd by police last week in Minneapolis. Floyd’s tragic and senseless killing is merely another example in an all too long line of innocent people of color who have …

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ANNEXATION ENDANGERS THE SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY OF ISRAEL: APPEAL TO J-LINK SUPPORTERS

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

5.19.2020 Dear Friends and Colleagues, As supporters of J-Link, the international network of progressive Jewish organizations, we urgently share our deep concerns, backed by the analysis of diplomatic and security experts, regarding the Government of Israel’s intention to …

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Ameinu Says No to Annexation, Calls on Labor Ministers to Oppose

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

With the formation of a new government of Israel, Ameinu expresses its fervent hope that this government will uphold Israel’s international and moral obligations and commit to seeking a just and mutually agreeable end to the Israel-Palestine conflict. However, as …

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Two States – One People

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

By Barak Sela The author is a member of an urban kibbutz in Haifa affiliated with Dror Israel and works for the Shahaf Foundation. He served as the Central Shaliach of Habonim Dror Foundation from 2017-2019. In recent weeks …

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Stay Healthy – Stay Engaged! Membership Campaign 2020

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Dear friend, We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy wherever they are in the path of the pandemic. As I write these words, Ameinu’s physical office is closed, with employees and laypeople working remotely. …

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Ameinu Opposes Labor Party Joining Netanyahu Government

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Last week the Ameinu affiliates in the United States, Canada and Australia sent the following letter to the Israel Labor Party Secretary General regarding the negotiations towards the establishment of a new Israeli government led by Prime Minister Netanyahu. Eran …

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ZOA Wrong to Attack Gantz, Blue and White Party Over Joint List Inclusion

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

“In every Cabinet where the prime minister is a Jew, the vice-premiership shall be offered to an Arab, and vice-versa.” This vision for Israel was articulated in 1934 by Ze’ev Jabotinsky, the ideological father of Israel’s right wing. Today, 86 …

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“Deal of the Century” Ignores Palestinians, Not Viable

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu is deeply concerned by today’s announcement of President Trump’s so-called “Deal of the Century.” The proposal, which includes provisions for a non-contiguous and non-viable Palestinian state and recognition of Israeli sovereignty over all of the settlements in the West …

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Ameinu to Jewish Leaders; Join Us in Trump Condemnation

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

In his speech before the Israeli-American Council this past weekend, President Trump made several anti-Semitic and racist statements which Ameinu condemns unequivocally. First, President Trump questioned the loyalty of some Jews, claiming that there, “are Jewish people, that are great …

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Ameinu Condemns Trump Administration’s Change of U.S. Policy on Settlements

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu strongly condemns the announcement by the Trump administration that Israeli settlements in the West Bank do not violate international law. “As longtime supporters of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, today’s announcement gives Israel the green light to …

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Ameinu Condemns Israel’s Decision Denying Entry to Members of Congress

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- August 15,2019 Ameinu strongly condemns the decision of the Government of Israel to deny entry into Israel to US Congressional Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, clearly goaded by US President Donald Trump, …

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What Impact Does Ameinu Really Have in our Community and Israel?

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Dear friend, I am sometimes asked about the impact Ameinu really has in our community and Israel. It’s a fair question, so I thought I would take a few minutes and share some examples with you. –I recently returned from …

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Ameinu Among Ten Organizations that Launch New Progressive Israel Network

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Elisheva Goldberg +1.917.283.0888 (phone) +972.570.8023 (Whatsapp) info@ProgressiveIsraelNetwork.org June 24, 2019 Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, Habonim Dror North America, Hashomer Hatzair, The Jewish Labor Committee, J Street, The New Israel Fund, Partners for Progressive Israel, …

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Sign Your Name- Stop Annexation!

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

By seeming to endorse unilateral Israeli annexations of Palestinian territory in the West Bank, the Trump administration is encouraging indefinite occupation and permanent conflict which will imperil Israeli democracy and trample on Palestinian rights. Recently-introduced anti-annexation legislation gives the Senate …

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Stop Annexation Now!

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, The Honorable Eliot Engel, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs The Honorable Theodore Deutch, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader The Honorable Michael McCaul, Ranking …

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Progressive Jewish Organizations Support Partnership Fund for Peace as Step toward Two-State Solution

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, J Street, T’ruah, New Israel Fund, Jewish Labor Committee, Partners for Progressive Israel, Hashomer Hatzair, and National Council of Jewish Women welcome the reintroduction of legislation to establish a Partnership Fund for Peace. The Fund will …

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Take Action on Stephen Miller’s Dangerous Views on Immigrants and Refugees

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Senior White House Policy Advisor Stephen Miller holds dangerous views on immigrants and refugees that are grounded in white supremacy. The result? the Muslim Ban, family separation, increased detention and deportation, and proposed cuts to family-based, legal immigration. As Jews, …

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Progressive Zionism in the Age of Trump-Bibi Bromance

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Progressive Zionism in the Age of Trump-Bibi Bromance Dear friend, A few weeks ago I was representing Ameinu at a national Zionist conference when a right wing delegate began badgering three panel members who happened to be young …

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Bibi, You Are No Ben-Gurion

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

By Kenneth Bob, Ameinu President In 1988, when Dan Quayle compared himself to John Kennedy in a Vice Presidential debate, the Democratic nominee, Lloyd Bentson famously responded, “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy …

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Ameinu to AIPAC: Elevate Progressive, Two-State Speakers to Prime Time

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

March 18, 2019 Howard Kohr, Executive Director American Israel Political Affairs Committee Washington D.C. Dear Howard, Congratulations on your upcoming 2019 Policy Conference; this event is an important reminder of the need for continued bi-partisan support for Israel across the …

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Join thousands of Israelis speaking out against Kahanism

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

I’m writing to you from Israel, where right now, Israelis are speaking up in outrage at the news of Kahanists being embraced by right-wing parties. Meir Kahane was a violent supremacist who advocated and inspired acts of terror. He and his disciples …

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Ameinu Slams Inclusion Of Kahanists in Israeli Political Merger

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu views with grave concern the recently announced merger arranged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu between two extremist right wing parties, HaBayit HaYehudi and Otzmah Yehudit. As part of the agreement, the Prime Minister promised that this new block will …

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Support Ameinu Today! End of Year 2018 Campaign!

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it’s been.” -Wayne Gretsky, Hall of Fame hockey player To have Ameinu quote the greatest hockey player of all time in a letter appealing for your support may …

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Ameinu Horrified by Murder of Innocent Jews; Condemns Hate-filled Environment

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu is horrified and sickened by the murder of 11 innocent Jews as they prayed this past Shabbat at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our hearts go out to those who were killed and injured, their families …

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Knesset’s Basic Law Huge Mistake

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

By Phyllis Bernstein First appeared in The New York Jewish Week https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/knessets-basic-law-huge-mistake/ Chèvre, Habibi, Friends: As someone involved in Israeli Arab issues of equality and shared society, I wake up every morning hoping that the passage of “Basic Law: Israel as …

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Ameinu Decries Provocative Israel Nation State Law

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu Decries Provocative Israel Nation State Law Yesterday, Israel’s Knesset passed a superfluous and intentionally provocative bill, The Nation State Law, by a vote of 62-55. Several provisions of the new law have the effect of diminishing the status of …

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Proposed Israeli Nation-State Bill Threatens Israeli Democracy

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Ameinu

Proposed Israeli Nation-State Bill Threatens Israeli Democracy Ameinu and 13 other lAmerican-Jewish organizations* have addressed the following letter to MK Isaac Herzog, the outgoing Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset, soon to become the new chair of the Jewish …

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New Israel Program: Urban Kibbutz Social Change!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2018 For more information, contact Miki Golod, Director of Israel Programs 212-366-1194 and office@ameinu.net. Ameinu Announces New “Urban Kibbutz Social Change” Masa Israel Journey Program Ameinu, in cooperation with Dror Israel, the largest urban kibbutz movement …

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Hundreds of Jewish Organizations Join Together to Urge the Administration to End “Zero Tolerance” Family Separation Policy

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

New York, NY – Almost 350 national, state, and local Jewish organizations—including the Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox movements—sent a joint letter urging the Administration to immediately rescind the “zero tolerance” policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross the border. This practice …

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Israelis and Palestinians Can Build Trust and Cooperation — if They Choose To

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

By Ken Bob and Brad Rothschild (JTA) — This week’s escalation of violence emanating from the Gaza Strip serves as a depressing reminder that the Middle East lacks a peace process and shows the hopelessness of the situation in Gaza. It also reinforces …

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Trump Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal Makes the U.S. and Israel Less Safe

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

Defying its allies as well as logic, President Trump today announced that the US would be withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and plans on reimposing sanctions on Iran. “President Trump’s misguided and ill-conceived announcement weakens the …

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Critique is an Expression of Engagement

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

By Kenneth Bob First published: Plus61J – Broadening the Conversation- Israel, Australia and the Jewish World As a student at the University of California at Berkeley in the post-Six Day War period, our Radical Jewish Union supported much of the left’s US domestic and foreign …

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Jewish Organizations Stand Together to Reject Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Attack on New Israel Fund

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

April 10, 2018 The following joint statement was released by Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, J Street, National Council of Jewish Women, and T’ruah: As organizations within the Jewish community, we stand together to reject …

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Is an Active Progressive Zionist Voice Important to You? – 2018 Ameinu Membership Campaign

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

Many organizations have abandoned the notion of membership. However, at Ameinu we think it is important that people stand up and identify with an organization that represents their views and acts upon them. We thank those of you who have already paid their …

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Pro-Israel Jewish Organizations Condemn Dangerous Appointment of John Bolton

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Ameinu Staff

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2018 Contact for Ameinu: Ken Bob, kennethbob@gmail.com 516-644-5397 Contact for APN: Ori Nir, onir@peacenow.org 202-408-9898 Contact for J Street: Logan Bayroff, logan@jstreet.org 516-965-5159 Contact for NCJW: Amanda Lang, alang@ncjw.org 212-870-2738 Contact for NIF: Sharon Goldtzvik, …

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Israel Is Quietly Ridding Itself Of Thousands Of African Refugees

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Brad Rothschild, Chair of the Policy and Advocacy Committee

This article first appeared in The Forward. Over the past few weeks, the government of Israel has initiated a number of measures designed to bring an end to their African asylum seeker problem. The plight of tens of thousands of Africans, mostly Sudanese and …

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Truth is Not the Same Thing as Wisdom

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

No Need to Provoke Region Over Self-Evident Truth that Jerusalem is Israel’s Capital(New York, NY) “President Trump’s assertion that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel is a true statement, but unnecessarily risks violence for no tangible benefit,” said Kenneth Bob, …

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‘We’ll come for you Zionists next.’ South Africa’s student Left defends Hitler and Hezbollah, but attacks Jews like me

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

By Adam Dison, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa “We’ll come for you Zionists next.” That’s what an angry student said, pointing a finger in my face, in a planning meeting the day before a successful workers protests at South Africa’s …

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Remembering Rabin – His Legacy, Then and Now

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

By: Miki Golod On November 4th, 2017, Israel commemorates 22 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yizchak Rabin. I was a 13-year-old when Rabin was murdered by Igal Amir, a right wing radical religious man. For me it was …

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Why Myers Should Stay

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

In commenting on the controversy surrounding Professor David Myers, the newly hired president and CEO of the Center for Jewish History (CJH), Gary Rosenblatt concluded that, “Unfortunately, in the current toxic political climate … it is normative behavior for those …

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Trump DACA Decision Against Innocents One More Unjust Act; Challenge to Congress to Fill the Void

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

“The Trump Administration’s decision today to end Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an inhumane act that runs completely counter to our core values as Jews, Americans and Zionists,” declared Kenneth Bob, National President of Ameinu, the largest grassroots …

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Combat Alt-Right Hate; Demand Trump & Bibi Lead

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

American Democracy Must be Protected from Alt-Right White Supremacy and Neo-Nazism President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu Fail to Lead and so Strengthen Fascist Movements in the U.S., Israel and Around the World New York, (August 15, 2017) — …

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An Impenetrable Wall Between Progressivism and Zionism?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

By Cheryl Gordon I am an American Jew, a New Yorker, and a student at the University of Michigan. As a Jew, I feel a connection to the land where the Jewish people trace their roots; to ancestors who lived …

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Progressive Visions for a Zionist Future

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

I am a Jew. I am a Zionist. I am a Feminist. I am a Socialist. I believe in the innate value of every human being. These facets of my identity are not contradictory. They exist within me as …

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Reform Judaism’s True Mission at the Western Wall

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

Yudith Oppenheimer is Executive Director of Ir Amim. July 2, 2017 — The Israeli government’s disavowal of the Western Wall plan is a deplorable instance of the Israeli government yielding to forceful religious dictates – a decision harmful to broad groups …

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Yael Deckelbaum & Prayer of the Mothers Ensemble – This Land הארץ הזאת

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Ameinu Staff

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WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A BRAND NEW WEBSITE FOR AMEINU!

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Ameinu Staff

In the meanwhile check our social media platforms for updates! Our donation pages are fully functional. Please mind that our new address is 17 State St. Suite 4000, New York NY 10004.

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Ameinu Congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu extends its heartfelt congratulations on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “This historic inauguration comes at a time when our country is faced with multiple crises including the ongoing COVID19 pandemic as well as …

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Ameinu Congratulates Biden and Harris on Election Victory

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

Ameinu offers its congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris President-elect Biden faces a monumental task of healing a polarized nation and repairing America’s fractured international alliances, but Ameinu believes that he is more than up to …

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Ameinu Statement on Israel’s Agreements with the UAE and Bahrain

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

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Conference of Presidents Members Condemn Mort Klein Black Lives Matter Tweets

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Ameinu Staff

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