We the undersigned urge the members of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the leadership of the Union of Report Judaism and J-Street to work out a position where they can air honest differences, but find common ground to represent and not further fractionalize the Jewish people.
Why is this important?
Fractionalization in the Jewish Community has never been good for Jewish people or the state of Israel. Friendly fire from with the Jewish community should not be tolerated as a substitute for difficult discussions and finding common ground. Leadership of organizations allegedly representing us need to be continually reminded we are a distinct, but very diverse multicultural minority and need to work together on important issues. Excluding Jewish voices or threatening to leave any group trying to represent a "big tent" group of people and positions is not easy, but there needs to be inclusion and the listening to the other even when there are difficult disagreements.
