Jewish Labor Committee

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the people of Nepal.

On Saturday, April 25, a devastating earthquake struck the impoverished country, killing and injuring thousands. Another one hit two weeks later, on May 12th, increasing the toll in lives lost and injures in Nepal and neighboring countries.

The people of Nepal need our help. Up to 1 million have lost their homes. Hospitals are running short of medical supplies. There is a grave danger of waterborne diseases spreading.

A number of Jewish organizations have established online donation portals where you can make your donation to help the people of Nepal in their time of need.

Jewish Federations of North America

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

American Jewish World Service

Please give generously today.

Posted by Arieh Lebowitz at 12:25 PM | Permalink

May 8, 2015 - The following statement was issued today by Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Jewish Labor Committee:

We note with concern the new Israeli coalition government formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While we salute Israel's vigorous democracy, the closeness of the March 17 election results tells us how divided the country's electorate is on a variety of issues. It took a last-minute deal with an extreme-right political party, Jewish Home, for Prime Minister Netanyahu to create the new government with the right-wing and ultra-Orthodox bloc of parties. We hope that the Jewish Home party's agenda, opposing a two-state peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority, will not be the last word for Israel on this vital question.

Precisely at this time, the Jewish Labor Committee reaffirms our longstanding support for a negotiated two-state solution between the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. We see the peaceful establishment of a viable, demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel as the only practical course of action to insure Israel's long-term continuity as a sovereign, democratic Jewish state and to ensure a viable economic, political and social future for the Palestinians living on the West Bank and in Gaza. We call on all within Israel and the region, and their supporters around the world, to join us in supporting such a resolution to this unresolved conflict.

Posted by Arieh Lebowitz at 04:02 PM | Permalink