One Speech, Many Views

A Quick Guide to American Jewish Communal Politics

Published May 25, 2011, issue of June 03, 2011.
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Within hours of President Obama’s May 19 policy speech on the Middle East, a panoply of Jewish organizations had e-blasted their initial reactions, putting the spectrum of political opinion in the Jewish organizational world on full display. The chart below offers a sampling of this range, from right to left.

Chart by Andrew Tobin. Click image at right to enlarge.

Their Take: Where the organizations stand. (click to enlarge)
Their Take: Where the organizations stand. (click to enlarge)

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