Posts Tagged: j street
AIPAC Is the Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Lobby
If every Jew in America attended the AIPAC Policy Conference, there would still be critics who claim that it does not represent the community -- that it has alienated one...
With Only Two Democrats Voting in Favor, Senate Confirms David Friedman as Next US Ambassador to Israel
Attorney David Friedman was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to be the next US ambassador to Israel. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Friedman was approved...
Israeli Officials Accuse Obama Holdover of ‘Straining the Atmosphere’ of Trump Envoy’s Recent Israel Visit
Israeli officials are accusing US National Security Council Middle East staffer Yael Lempert -- a holdover from the Obama administration -- of “straining the atmosphere”...
American Liberal Jewish Leaders Fuel Antisemitism
We try to rationalize that the anti-Zionist behavior of individual Jews does not justify antisemitic bigotry. However, the crass political exploitation of their Jewish identity by...
J Street’s Unusual ‘Support’ for Israel
J Street has an unusual way of showing that it "is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans." J Street was formed in 2008 as a...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Trump’s Nomination of David Friedman as Next US Envoy to Israel; Only One Democrat Backs Appointment
The Senate Foreign Relations committee on Thursday voted 12-9 to approve President Donald Trump’s nomination of attorney David Friedman as the next US ambassador to...
Prominent Anti-Trump Rabbi: It Would Be ‘Anti-Jewish’ to Deny President’s Pick for Israel Ambassador a Chance to Be Heard
It would be “anti-Jewish” to deny President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for Israel ambassador the opportunity to speak, a prominent member of the American-Jewish clergy...
The Washington Post’s Biased Sources: Settlement Watch, J Street, the PLO and the PA
When the media use advocacy groups with political agendas as sources, they have an obligation to present the views of the other side. At the...
Leading US Jewish Groups Slam Kerry’s Speech; AIPAC Calls It ‘Failed Attempt to Defend the Indefensible’
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Wednesday speech on the Israel-Palestinian peace process was “a failed attempt to defend the indefensible,” a leading US pro-Israel group said. Contrary to...
J Street’s Hypocrisy on Holocaust Analogies: You Can’t Have It Both Ways
JNS.org -- J Street and likeminded groups are denouncing Donald Trump’s ambassador-designate to Israel, David Friedman, over a comment he once made comparing Jewish advocates of...
Trump’s Pick of David Friedman as Next US Envoy to Israel Draws Praise From Jewish Right, Dismay From Left
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of attorney David Friedman to serve as the next US ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from right-wing Jewish groups and...
American Jewish Liberals Have Lost the Plot
Throughout the 2000 years of Jews living in the Diaspora, there has been no precedent comparable to the behavior of major liberal mainstream sectors of...
Palestinian Statehood: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed
JNS.org - John Kerry and J Street are worried -- because they see their cherished dream of a Palestinian state slipping away. Kerry's criticism of Israel at the...
J Street Lies Even to Its Own Members
If J Street's supporters knew their donations were helping the very candidates and positions they oppose, they’d close their wallets faster than they’ve closed their minds to voting...
