NJN Organizes Protests in Solidarity with Israeli General Strike

On Sunday, August 17th, 2025, in solidarity with our Israeli friends and families staging a general strike in Israel, NJN staged protests across the U.S. demanding an end to the war, the return of all of the hostages, and a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza. 

Organized by New Jewish Narrative alongside our partners at UnXeptable, JStreet, Friends of Standing Together, and the Union for Reform Judaism, we gathered in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

At the DC demonstration in front of the White House, NJN’s President and CEO Hadar Susskind spoke about our responsibility as American Jews to do everything we can to pressure our leaders to bring an end the war.

Full video of Hadar Susskind, NJN’s President and CEO, speaking outside the White House, alongside Micha Cohen, Rabbi Esther Lederman, and others.

(video credit: Ronit Yarden from Facebook)

Hadar Susskind, NJN President and CEO, addresses the crowd at the DC protest directly in front of the White House.

Joshua Malina, NJN Board Member, holds a sign at the LA protest calling for a deal to end the war.

Micha Cohen shares his story of surviving 10/7 at Kibbutz Nir Oz with assembled protesters outside the White House.

Rabbi Esther Lederman, NJN Board Member, speaks outside the White House.

Protesters demonstrate at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza (Photo credit: UnXeptable).