New North Shore Group Advocates For Israeli-Palestinian Peace

J Street North Shore publicly announced its launch with an open letter published as a full-page ad in the Jewish Journal. The open letter, which appears in the newspaper’s January 5th edition, is signed by leading members of the Jewish community from across the North Shore, including Charlie Harak of Melrose.

J Street North Shore, and its regional parent, J Street Boston, are part of the grassroots network of J Street, a national organization that advocates from within the American Jewish community for active U.S. engagement in bringing about a negotiated two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"As an American Jew, I feel strongly that achieving a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the only path to a secure and peaceful future for both Israelis and Palestinians. This longstanding conflict has deeply scarred both societies. I want to see the U.S. do all that it can to move ahead a real peace process that will allow both parties to arrive at an agreement they can live with,” said Melrose resident Charlie Harak, one of the signatories of the open letter.

Said J Street’s Northeast Regional Director, Melanie Harris, “We are delighted by the commitment of members of the North Shore Jewish community to engage in this important advocacy and outreach work and we welcome the creation of J Street North Shore. This is a significant complement to the advocacy work that we do across the greater Boston area, throughout Massachusetts, and in Washington."

J Street – with over 180,000 supporters nationwide and a Rabbinic Cabinet of over 650 – is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans to advocate for vigorous U.S. leadership to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to broaden debate around Israel and the Middle East in national politics and the American Jewish community.

J Street has over 10,000 supporters in the greater Boston area, with a J Street Boston Rabbinic Cabinet of 38 rabbis, cantors, and rabbinical students. Activists are involved in home district congressional advocacy, media work, synagogue and community outreach, educational engagement, and more.

To get involved, or for questions about J Street’s work, contact northshore@jstreet.org