{"id":9148,"date":"2024-03-07T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?p=9148"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:02:22","slug":"jewish-council-for-public-affairs-responds-to-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/homepage-news\/jewish-council-for-public-affairs-responds-to-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Council for Public Affairs Responds to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union Address \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><strong>For Immediate Release:<br \/>\n<\/strong>March 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>NEW YORK<\/b><span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 In response to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union this evening,<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)<\/b>, issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cTonight the President made clear that democracy is under assault here at home and abroad \u2014 and that we have no choice but to confront this threat head on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cMake no mistake: increasingly normalized hate, extremism, and conspiracy theories serve as the connective tissue behind these threats, fueling and animating broader attacks on our communities, our rights, and our democracy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cWe know that our safety as Jews is inextricably linked with that of others. This requires<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><i>all<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i>of us to mobilize \u2014 not only to counter antisemitism through full implementation of the historic national strategy and other key paths, but to protect all communities and rights under threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cThe President outlined a critical agenda tonight to protect these rights and freedoms, including many of our key priorities: voting rights and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, reproductive freedom and restoration of<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><i>Roe<\/i>, LGBTQ safety and the Equality Act,<span class=\"x_apple-converted-space\">\u00a0rejecting book bans,\u00a0<\/span>enforcement of the Violence Against Women Act, efforts to counter gun violence, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u201cWe are also grateful for President Biden\u2019s focus on securing the release of the remaining hostages, addressing the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and moving toward a future in which all Israelis and Palestinians are truly safe and free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>About JCPA<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The mission of the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)<\/a>\u00a0is to strengthen and leverage the Jewish community relations network across the nation to champion a just, democratic, and pluralistic society and advance the right of full inclusion of all members of our society, including Jews, free of discrimination, hate, and prejudice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Inspired by Jewish values of human dignity and equal justice under the law and an abiding commitment to vibrant and secure Jewish communities here, in Israel, and throughout the world, JCPA convenes and catalyzes its network to work with public officials, build deep relations, and engage in advocacy coalitions based on shared goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release: March 7, 2024 NEW YORK\u00a0\u2013 In response to President Biden\u2019s State of the Union this evening,\u00a0Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), issued the following statement: \u201cTonight the President made clear that democracy is under assault here at home and abroad \u2014 and that we have no choice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,10,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homepage-news","category-news","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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