Posts Tagged: j street
Kerry and his Court Jews
In an effort to secure support for his newly launched "peace process," Secretary of State John Kerry met last Thursday evening with a selected group...
J Street Leader Supports Palestinian Convict Release; Says ‘We Have the Ear of the White House’
Jeremy Ben-Ami, executive director of J Street, the advocacy group that refers to itself as "pro-Israel, pro-peace," believes that the recent promised release of 104...
US Jews’ Letter to Netanyahu Criticized by Israel’s Deputy FM
Times of Israel - Deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) dismissed on Sunday calls by US Jewish leaders urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
J Street’s Positions Are Squarely in the Mainstream
WASHINGTON - Opponents of J Street consistently argue that our positions are somehow radical, strange and way out of the Israeli or American-Jewish mainstream. The opposite is...
The Haggadah for Jews Who Love Our Enemies
On one hand there stands the ancient rabbis who compiled the Haggadah with its multilayered sophistication and overwhelmingly positive, energetic, highly visible...
In Every Generation, We Must Tell the Passover Story
I have often tried to imagine how the Israelite slaves in Egypt responded to the Ten Plagues, the midnight flight and sudden Exodus into the...
StandWithUs and J Street Clash on Parameters of American Criticism of Israel
LOS ANGELES - How far should American Jews go in their criticism of Israeli policies they disagree with? According to the core principles listed on the website...
Taxpayer Funded BDS at CUNY Is Illegitimate, Racist and Anti-Semitic
In my 13 years as a trustee of CUNY, I've had plenty of opportunity to observe the intellectual corruption and anti-Semitism of many in America's...
“Some of My Best Friends are Antisemites”: Obama Nominates Hagel
"Europe's leaders—and all leaders—should strongly oppose antisemitism, which poisons public debates over the future of the Middle East." -President George W....
Dershowitz: J Street Stands Against Obama’s Israel Policies
J Street, the Washington based lobby which calls itself "The Political Home for Pro-Israel, Pro-peace Americans" is no longer on the same page as President...
J Street Makes an Attack on Iran More Likely
J Street, which calls itself "pro-Israel and pro-peace", is now making it more likely that Israel and/or the United States will have no choice but...
J Street Promotes Anti-Israel Politicians
The "pro-Israel, pro-peace" advocacy group J Street is reportedly soliciting money from congressional candidates who are known for anti-Israel views. According to the Washington...
Breakfast with Beinart
During a recent visit to New York, I had an extended breakfast meeting with controversial author Peter Beinart, who in recent months has received enormous...
J Street Admits to Taking Direction from Congress and the White House
Carinne Luck, J Street's Vice President for Campaigns, and the person who sent out the mass email announcing the new J Street...
