2/3 of American Jews want active American leadership to resolve the conflict. So why are Republicans fighting this? Because their playbook is drastically out of date; & their talking points disconnected from facts on the ground and the will of American Jews.
In open letter, J Street seeks to mobilize American Jewish community in a different direction: to speak out for the two-state solution.
Daniel Gordis addresses J-Street Leadership Mission. Read his remarks and the challenge he issues to J-Street.
In Israel I found a circle of Jewish friends. Israel means a lot to me, but my sustaining Jewish identifier is really the community.
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What constitutes legitimate criticism of Israel? Is it appropriate for J Street to lobby Congress in opposition to Israel’s policies?
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Who’d have thunk that J Street, the upstart “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” organization that critics say threatens AIPAC’s message in Washington, would be a guest at this conference? [Video after the jump.]
The Jewish world is abuzz with news of J Street’s first national conference next week in Washington, D.C., entitled “Driving Change, Securing Peace.” J-Street is seen by some as the new “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby and brands itself as “the new address for Middle East peace and security.”
