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We are inspired by Israel’s Declaration of Independence We stand with Israelis demanding the protection of the –which proclaimed the State “will be based on the rights of women, including equal pay for equal work, precepts of liberty, justice and peace as taught by the equal opportunity in politics, an end to enforced Prophets; and will uphold the full social and political segregation, and an end to discrimination against equality of all its citizens, without distinction of race, women’s full participation in public events, both military creed, or sex; and will guarantee full freedom of and civilian. conscience worship, education and culture.” Our commitment is to democracy and the rule of law, We stand with Israelis fighting against vigilante “modesty believing that all citizens of the State of Israel must be patrols” and other acts of harassment against women. treated equally, and their civil and human rights protected. We oppose policies of discrimination, fear, We stand with Israelis that welcome asylum seekers, treat and tribalism. foreign workers with the dignity that they deserve, and fight against racism in their society, be it against Jews of We fiercely oppose the current policy of permanent color or people of other faiths. occupation and annexation. It is unjust and will end Israel’s democracy. The occupation is sustained by We stand with Israelis striving to ensure full legal and ongoing policies of repression that only serve to social equality for the LGBTQ community, including exacerbate conflict and require daily violence to marriage rights. maintain it. We also stand with Israelis working to promote We proudly stand with those Israelis searching for peace environmental sustainability and support working with with Palestine. Their understanding, broadly shared at the Palestinians and neighboring countries to deal with highest levels of Israel’s security services, that the current regional threats to climate and to water resources. policies ultimately harm Israel’s security, needs to be supported publicly and energetically so that a meaningful Within our communities in North America, we also have peace process can gain the popular support necessary to much work to do. Against the challenge of anti-Semitism nurture and develop it. and white supremacist movements, we will work with communal partners, especially Muslim organizations, Peace-seeking Israelis and Palestinians urgently need the to promote a common defense to our shared safety and encouragement and assistance of the Zionist movement values through interfaith and intercommunal dialogue. to support their programs of dialogue, combined with political action to achieve our shared vision of a We are aligned with the values and policies of the Israeli negotiated, mutually accepted two-state solution in which Labor Party, Meretz, the Green Movement, and other Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and mutual like-minded Israeli movements, organizations, and security. This will also enable full and open peace with activists. Together, we work to ensure that the Israel we the Arab world and end Israel’s growing pariah status. leave to future generations reflects the best of the values, traditions and hopes we inherited from previous We wholeheartedly support religious and cultural generations, while moving past endless conflict and pluralism in Israeli society. For the State of Israel to be a toward a brighter future of peace. primary engine for Jewish creative continuity, it must empower, not oppose, the wide range of Jewish cultural and religious expression. WWW.HATIKVAHSLATE.NET | TEXT “HATIKVAH” TO 474747

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