Ilan Goldenberg
@ilangoldenberg.bsky.social
Chief Policy Officer, J Street. Former Mideast Advisor to Vice President Harris and Director of Jewish Outreach on the Harris-Walz campaign.
This weekend, J Street U co-sponsored the College Democrats of America convention. Since it was announced that Hasan Piker would be speaking, some have sought to portray our participation as an endorsement of his views. That is simply false. 1/7
Jewish Insider@jewishinsider.com · 2w agoJ Street’s college group is co-sponsoring this weekend’s College Democrats of America convention that featured far-left, antisemitic influencer Hasan Piker.
🗞️ Today in @vox.com: “I think [Rahm’s position] becomes the baseline of Democratic primary candidates,” @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social, the chief policy officer at the liberal J Street lobby, said. “You can’t go to the right of this.” 1/4 www.vox.com/politics/494...
A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party
Rahm Emanuel and the death of the pro-Israel Democrat.
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Here is a plan for how to use it. @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social explains in the latest on Word on the Street: 2/2 jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/america-ha...
America Has Real Leverage to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Here is a plan for how to use it
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As Washington debates the future of U.S.-Israel policy, one reality can’t be ignored: There’s no lasting regional stability without a Palestinian state. J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social and Liam Hamama lay out a practical roadmap for getting there in @foreignaffairs.com. Read more:
Build a Palestinian State
Fulfill the promise of self-determination and stabilize the Middle East.
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“How to Fulfill the Promise of Self-Determination and Stabilize the Middle East” @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social and Liam Hamama @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social www.foreignaffairs.com/palestinian-...
Build a Palestinian State
Fulfill the promise of self-determination and stabilize the Middle East.
foreignaffairs.com
J Street’s approach isn’t the “same old peace process.” It’s using real leverage, conditioning aid, sanctioning violent extremists, and regional diplomacy to push change. We must empower Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers & improve Palestinian lives. open.substack.com/pub/jstreetd...
Making the Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace, Pro-Democracy Case to Skeptical Liberal Allies
Some thoughts after an interview on Pod Save America
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after the trauma of Oct. 7, Israel’s stance has been that an aggressive and constant war with little regard for civilians was essential to its survival, and that a Palestinian state must be resisted at all costs. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Netanyahu Shows Why U.S. Aid To Israel Must End
The U.S-Israel relationship must mature
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Trump says he'll leave Iran in 2 weeks - exactly when the healthcare plan will roll out? Wait... (Didn't Obama get excoriated for even hinting at a time frame for exiting Afghanistan?). He is the dumbest commander in chief ever (not just U.S.)
📈 NEW POLL: A clear majority of American Jews oppose the war with Iran. • 60% oppose U.S. military action • 77% say Trump has no clear plan • 63% prefer diplomacy over war • 70% oppose unconditional aid to Israel Read more: jstreet.org/polling/
Polling - J Street
Data on where the American Jewish community stands on the two-state solution, the Iran deal and other issues related to US politics and foreign policy toward the Middle East.
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As Trump searches for a way out of the war @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social argues in @foreignaffairs.com that the president has no good options to successfully escalate and that "the most responsible course is...to step back before a limited conflict becomes an engulfing quagmire."
America Has No Good Options in Iran
Trump needs an off-ramp.
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“As in past conflicts, the asymmetry at the heart of the war favors the weaker party.” A terrific assessment of challenges and options in #Iran by @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com.
America Has No Good Options in Iran
Trump needs an off-ramp.
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Our commitment to Israel cannot look like silence. It should be speaking up when it matters most. American Jews have every right and responsibility to question a war launched by the US and Israel without a clear strategy or endgame. More by J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social and Nadav Tamir:
American Jews won't be silenced. We have every right to oppose the Iran war | Opinion
American Jews Can Be pro-Israel and Still Oppose This War. That Is J Street's Position: We Reject 'pro-Israel' Loyalty Tests Based on Blind Support for Every Israeli Government Decision – and We Have ...
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“The US and Israel ensured that at the moment of truth, the dominant imperative inside Iran was… simply survival.” Former US official @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social lays out the 5 biggest lessons the Trump administration should have learned before starting a war with Iran. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/i-wargamed...
@ilangoldenberg.bsky.social spent 15 years gaming out what a US-Iran war would look like. Trump chose the worst-case scenario: Escalation, economic shock and long-term instability. Read @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/i-wargamed...
I Wargamed Iran for Obama. This Is the Worst-Case Scenario
As a former US official, Ilan Goldenberg spent years gaming a conflict with Iran. Here are 5 lessons he learned that Trump hasn't.
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You may be inclined to amplify Joe Kent right now because of concerns over the Iran war. Don’t. He’s an extremist with deep ties to Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers who never should have been in this role in the first place (sadly one of many in this administration). 1/
What happens after the bombs stop falling? In a new analysis, J Street’s @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social examines the possible endgames of war with Iran – from a weakened but dangerous regime to state collapse. A critical look at where things go from here: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/where-the-...
Three scenarios for how this war ends and what means for the future of the Middle East. open.substack.com/pub/jstreetd...
Where the War With Iran Goes From Here
Scenarios for how the war ends and what it could mean for Iran, Israel, the region and U.S. strategy
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AIPAC isn’t defending American democracy. It’s undermining it. @jenrubin.bsky.social
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin. This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
A debate over the US-Israel relationship is happening inside the Democratic national security community – from the people who may staff the State Department, Pentagon and White House next. ✍️ @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social on competing strategies and the best path forward:
The Democratic National Security Community Is Beginning to Debate the US-Israel Relationship
A Serious and Thoughtful Debate has Begun Amongst People Who May Serve in National Security Positions in Future Administrations
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Trump and Netanyahu are set to meet at Mar-a-Lago tomorrow. Here’s what you need to know about what might be on the agenda from policy expert @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3N02hwg
My latest in what to expect from the Trump-Bibi meeting next week. No war woth Iran and a push on ohase 2 of the Gaza peace plan. Hopefully…https://open.substack.com/pub/jstreetdotorg/p/what-trump-should-push-bibi-on-at?r=yqyjn&utm_medium=ios
What Trump Should Push Bibi on at Mar-a-Lago
Another possible conflict with Iran and Phase 2 of the Gaza Peace Plan will be the main items on the agenda.
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Most American Jews have never seen what’s happening in the West Bank – the settlements, the displacement, the violence toward Palestinian families. The evidence is clear. It’s time we face it – and act. 🧵
This ceasefire has ended the worst phase in Gaza, but it hasn’t meant safety for families and young children. It still can if we implement the full American peace plan, writes @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/the-ceasef...
ICYMI: @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social explains why we can’t settle for the new status quo in Gaza: Netanyahu holding half the Strip, Hamas claiming the other – exactly the outcome both prefer over real progress. It doesn’t have to be this way. Full article: jstreetdotorg.substack.com/p/hamas-and-...
1. Democrats are going to need a new way to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. open.substack.com/pub/jstreetd...
The Old Playbook for Talking About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Dead
How Democrats Should Approach the Issue in the 2026 Elections
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Hamas and Netnyahu have a historical symbiotic relationship. Both will do all they can to thawrt the 20 peace point plan and maintain the terrible status quo where both remain in power. open.substack.com/pub/jstreetd...
Hamas and Netanyahu Are Working Together Again
They both prefer a terrible status quo to fully implementing the 20-point plan in Gaza
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President Trump has a short-attention span, but I hope he uses his unique influence to build a better future following the ceasefire agreement. @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jeremybenami.bsky.social @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social
Thankfully the war is over. What comes next? Conflict management is discredited. Israelis face a choice. An isolated militarized super-Sparta. Or a gradual move towards regional peace and a Palestinian state. open.substack.com/pub/jstreetd...
The End of “Managing the Conflict”
With the War Over, Israel Faces a Choice – Super Sparta or the 23-State Solution
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