Comments on: J Street at AIPAC – huh? (Plus a video interview) http://tcjewfolk.com/jstreet-at-aipac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jstreet-at-aipac Twin Cities Jewfolk: the hub for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and St. Paul Sun, 20 May 2012 21:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ML http://tcjewfolk.com/jstreet-at-aipac/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 ML Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:27:58 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7243#comment-3333 Why did they attend? Because the two organizations agree on far more than they disagree. Why did they attend? Because the two organizations agree on far more than they disagree.

]]> By: Anonymous Too http://tcjewfolk.com/jstreet-at-aipac/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Anonymous Too Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:59:58 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7243#comment-3288 J street is a left wing (the PC term is progressive) organization created to counter the political influence of AIPAC. They sent reps to the AIPAC conference for the same reason Al Capone robbed banks - because that's where the money and the power and the committed people are. J street, like moveon.org and ACORN and others, believe that their policy positions are the holy grail. A neutral observer who listens to them would recognize that they represent a mostly one-sided view of the issues. Moreover, AIPAC supports the democratic choices of Israelis. J street has clear favorites among Israeli political parties. The irony is that someday when the Republicans regain political power in the US, J street's influence will be limited because they refused to engage all parties. In Israel they will have less influence because almost all Israelis are united in annoyance of having Americans tell them whom to vote for or what to believe. J street is a left wing (the PC term is progressive) organization created to counter the political influence of AIPAC. They sent reps to the AIPAC conference for the same reason Al Capone robbed banks – because that’s where the money and the power and the committed people are. J street, like moveon.org and ACORN and others, believe that their policy positions are the holy grail. A neutral observer who listens to them would recognize that they represent a mostly one-sided view of the issues. Moreover, AIPAC supports the democratic choices of Israelis. J street has clear favorites among Israeli political parties. The irony is that someday when the Republicans regain political power in the US, J street’s influence will be limited because they refused to engage all parties. In Israel they will have less influence because almost all Israelis are united in annoyance of having Americans tell them whom to vote for or what to believe.

]]> By: Anonymous http://tcjewfolk.com/jstreet-at-aipac/comment-page-1/#comment-3286 Anonymous Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:03:18 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7243#comment-3286 How does J Street expect to achieve effective outcomes in congress when they will be viewed as bias by only engaging Democrats? AIPAC is know for their bipartisanship while having strong connections with both Democrats and Republicans. They engage all of congress while J Street seems to be focused on the administration and Democrats alone. Is that effective in being pro Israel and pro Peace? How does J Street expect to achieve effective outcomes in congress when they will be viewed as bias by only engaging Democrats?

AIPAC is know for their bipartisanship while having strong connections with both Democrats and Republicans. They engage all of congress while J Street seems to be focused on the administration and Democrats alone. Is that effective in being pro Israel and pro Peace?

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