Israel

URJ Welcomes Agreement Between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain

Contact: Lauren Theodore, LTheodore@URJ.org, 212-650-4154

September 15, 2020

The normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain has been long in coming and signals an important shift that we pray will lead to many more significant shifts toward peace.

Israel

URJ Statement: The Abraham Accords

Contact: Lauren Theodore, LTheodore@URJ.org, 212-650-4154

August 13, 2020

The URJ praises the announcement of an historic peace deal that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, known as the “Abraham Accords,” and hopes it will lead other countries in the region to follow suit and provide an opportunity for Israel and its Palestinian neighbors to return to the negotiating table.

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Israel

URJ Statement on Israel Supreme Court Decision

Contact: Lauren Theodore, LTheodore@URJ.org, 212-650-4154

August 6, 2020

We applaud the Israeli Supreme Court on its decision regarding the Sumarin family.

Reform Movement in Israel

Join Us in Urging the Israeli Government Not to Carry Out Unilateral West Bank Annexation

Rabbi Hara Person

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

June 18, 2020

As a Movement that puts Ahavat Yisrael as one of its highest values and with our deep commitment to Israel as both a Jewish and democratic state, we must strongly oppose the potential annexation after July 1st.

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Zionism

Why I Am a Zionist for Black Lives Matter

Rabbi Josh Weinberg

June 12, 2020

As an Israeli citizen and white citizen of the United States, I believe that Black Lives Matter – and that no American of good conscience can simply opt out of engaging with the pervasive issue of racism in America. If we will it, it is no dream.