Please direct media inquiries to office@truah.org.
See all Media Coverage
Statements
-
Statement on Potential Vote to Annex Parts of the West Bank
April 6, 2020
The announcement that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Kahol Lavan Chair Benny Gantz may have agreed on a proposal to vote this summer on annexing parts of the West Bank shows a disregard for human rights and international law, and an abandonment of any vision of peace or security. T’ruah reiterates our opposition to annexation, and...
-
T’ruah Signs Joint Statement Calling for the Inclusion of Immigrants in the COVID-19 3.0 Relief Package
March 23, 2020
On March 20, 2020, T’ruah joined with over 300 organizations to call for the inclusion of immigrants in Congress’s newest COVID-19 relief package. We appeal to Americans across the country to stand up for the most vulnerable in our society. The statement reads: Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer, We are writing to urge...
-
T’ruah Signs Joint Statement Opposing Trump’s Annexation Plan
February 12, 2020
On February 12, 2020, T’ruah joined with dozens of other leading Jewish organizations to oppose President Trump’s annexation plan, which would make Israel’s occupation permanent. We appeal to Jews around the world to reject this unjust deal. The statement reads: “We are a diverse coalition of Jewish organizations and individuals from communities across the...
-
T’ruah Rejects So-Called “Peace Plan” Put Forth By Trump, Kushner
January 28, 2020
T’ruah rejects in the strongest possible terms the so-called “peace plan” put forth today by Trump, Kushner, and Netanyahu. A true agreement requires input from all parties involved. By excluding Palestinian leadership from the table, Trump has demonstrated that this plan has never been about achieving peace and stability, but rather has always been an...
-
T’ruah Joins Other Jewish Organizations to Affirm Commitment to Bail Reform
January 7, 2020
On January 7, 2020, T’ruah joined with other leading Jewish organizations to affirm our commitment to bail reform. According to both Jewish and US law, every person is innocent until proven guilty. That principle is inconsistent with New York’s money bail system, which has resulted in the detention of countless people for no crime but lack...
-
T’ruah Mourns with Jersey City, Condemns Antisemitic Violence
December 12, 2019
We mourn the deaths of Mindel Ferencz, Moshe Deutch, Miguel Douglas, and Joe Seals, who were killed in a suspected antisemitic terror attack against a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, NJ.
-
Trump’s Executive Order Does Nothing to Protect Jews; Only Restricts Free Speech
December 11, 2019
T’ruah is deeply disturbed by the dangerous ramifications of the President's planned Executive Order declaring Judaism to be a nationality and urges the President to refrain from taking this action.
-
T’ruah Condemns Trump Administration’s Legitimization of Israeli Settlements
November 18, 2019
T’ruah condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s announcement from the Trump Administration that they will no longer consider Jewish Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegal.
-
T’ruah calls on Israeli and Hamas/Islamic Jihad leaderships to cease violence.
November 13, 2019
T’ruah calls on the leadership of Israel and of Hamas and Islamic Jihad to work toward a swift cessation of violence that will protect both Israelis and Palestinians from further danger. The most recent escalation began early Tuesday morning, when the IDF killed a senior leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), despite an official Israeli...
-
Letter to Israeli Political Leadership Opposing Annexation
November 6, 2019
As part of the Progressive Israel Network, T'ruah sent this letter to the heads of all Israeli political parties stating our opposition to any annexation of the West Bank.