J Street has been established to advocate for a new direction in American policy that better advances US interests in the Middle East through the active diplomatic resolution of existing conflicts, thereby promoting Israel’s security and the stability of the broader region.
The links below lead to J Street policy positions in eight different areas. In each, we briefly outline our key positions and principles.
J Street believes the policies it endorses improve the chances that America can help to promote a more stable and secure Middle East, an outcome that would serve US national interest as well as Israel’s. At its core, our policy platform is based on the view that American interests require robust and strong diplomatic engagement to promote the interests of our allies and potential allies and to check and try to alter the unhelpful actions of our adversaries. We firmly believe that engaging with problematic leaders and states is neither an endorsement of their policies nor is it appeasement. It is smart and tough policy designed to promote American interests, deploying a full diplomatic tool-box and avoiding precipitous and unnecessary military conflagrations. We favor - where possible - diplomatic solutions over military ones and multilateral over unilateral action.
Central to our approach is a negotiated end to the Arab-Israeli conflict, which we believe must be an American foreign policy priority and can lead to a much-needed new regional security architecture. As stated by the Iraq Study Group, a diplomatic surge in the region will "help marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote US values and interests, and improve America’s global image."
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The links below lead to J Street policy positions in eight different areas. In each, we briefly outline our key positions and principles.
J Street believes the policies it endorses improve the chances that America can help to promote a more stable and secure Middle East, an outcome that would serve US national interest as well as Israel’s. At its core, our policy platform is based on the view that American interests require robust and strong diplomatic engagement to promote the interests of our allies and potential allies and to check and try to alter the unhelpful actions of our adversaries. We firmly believe that engaging with problematic leaders and states is neither an endorsement of their policies nor is it appeasement. It is smart and tough policy designed to promote American interests, deploying a full diplomatic tool-box and avoiding precipitous and unnecessary military conflagrations. We favor - where possible - diplomatic solutions over military ones and multilateral over unilateral action.
Central to our approach is a negotiated end to the Arab-Israeli conflict, which we believe must be an American foreign policy priority and can lead to a much-needed new regional security architecture. As stated by the Iraq Study Group, a diplomatic surge in the region will "help marginalize extremists and terrorists, promote US values and interests, and improve America’s global image."
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