Tag Archives: J-Street

If the anti-Israel shoe fits, wear it

Posted on 04/30/2009 by Soccerdad

Ruthie Blue Leibowitz interviews Jeremy ben-Ami of J-Street. What constitutes being “anti-Israel?” Being anti-Israel means rejecting the notion of the right of the Jewish people to a state that didn’t exist before, and that its establishment was a mistake. Those … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to J-Street

Posted on 04/17/2009 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post sends a Happy Birthday card to J-Street, New Liberal Jewish Lobby Quickly Makes Its Mark: When a group of Jewish liberals formed a lobbying and fundraising group called J Street a year ago, they had modest hopes … Continue reading →

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J-Street’s credibility on thin ice

Posted on 02/01/2009 by Soccerdad

Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack. Crack. Splash! Related here. At least J-Street is pretty open about being anti-Israel (though it calls it pro-Israel), the NJDC pretends that being a Democrat means one is pro-Israel by definition. So instead of being dishonest … Continue reading →

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Walkin’ on J-Street

Posted on 11/18/2008 by Soccerdad

In a poll this past summer pro-Palestinian lobbying group, J-Street, found (MS Word file): Jews want America to be much more aggressive in its Middle East peace efforts than it is today. We conducted an extensive exercise in the survey, … Continue reading →

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With more victories like this …

Posted on 09/23/2008 by Soccerdad

*This post is now complete* Clyde Haberman starts off well: Once a year, the Israel-threatening, Holocaust-denying, nuke-building and child-hanging president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, comes to New York for the opening ceremonies of the United Nations General Assembly. Many New … Continue reading →

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The connection betweeen J-street and the Obama campaign

Posted on 09/21/2008 by Soccerdad

One name: Alan Solomont. I posted a comment about him at LGF. There’s suspicion among some observers that the National Jewish Democratic Council was a significant player in the decision to cancel invitations to all politicians to speak at the … Continue reading →

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What color is the sky on J-Street?

Posted on 06/27/2008 by Soccerdad

J-Street has a wonderful new feature that allows you to send a letter to the editor of a local paper to support J-Street’s views. I decided to take advantage. Amy Teibel’s report on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has … Continue reading →

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