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News Did J Street Just Win Big By Losing David Friedman Confirmation Vote?
For liberal Jewish groups, David Friedman represents more than just a hawkish candidate for America’s top diplomatic position in Israel. The combination of his longstanding rejection of a two-state solution and his nasty attacks on the American Jewish left, have made Friedman the embodiment of all liberal Jewish fears over the election of Donald Trump….
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Fast Forward Is David Friedman Blowing Off Pledge To Meet With J Street?
As David Friedman prepares for a first Senate test of Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel on Thursday, J Street accused him of reneging on a pledge to meet with its leaders. “Senators and other pro-Israel Americans should know before the final vote on your confirmation whether you stated willingness to meet with…
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Community Why Jews Should Oppose David Friedman
The US ambassador to Israel will represent the most powerful country on earth in one of the most volatile regions in the world. The position demands experience, caution and, perhaps most importantly, the ability to navigate high-stakes conversations in a respectful and productive manner. The ambassador must be able to work with those with whom…
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News Jewish Leaders Face Quandary In Age Of Trump — Seek Access Or Resist?
WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the umbrella body for the community’s policy groups, and J Street, the liberal Middle East peace lobby, held conferences this weekend about seven blocks apart. Downtown D.C. is pleasantly people-free on weekends, and the weather, weirdly unseasonable, was mild, so traipsing back and forth wasn’t a…
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Opinion Trump Is Elephant In Every Room As Shellshocked Jews Seek Path Forward
On Monday afternoon, February 27, Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered what appeared to be his first-ever keynote address to a national Jewish organization. His host, unsurprisingly, was J Street, the self-described pro-Israel, pro-peace advocacy organization. The liberal Jewish group was holding its once-a-year national conference in Washington, D.C. The liberal Jewish senator couldn’t have asked for…
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Fast Forward J Street and JCPA Grapple With Jewish Advocacy Under Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street, the liberal Middle East policy group, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs launched annual conferences in Washington that each focused on challenges to Jewish activism during the Trump administration. J Street’s adversarial relationship to the new administration was explicit in its programming, while the JCPA, the public policy umbrella…
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Community J Street President On Trump Administration: ‘We’re Here If They’re Partners To Work With’
At the annual J Street conference in Washington, DC, J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami discussed new opportunities for outreach for the liberal advocacy group. Ben-Ami, who founded the group eight years ago and serves as its president, expressed a willingness to work on common goals with members and offices of the new administration. “We would…
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Fast Forward J Street Attacks Trump and David Friedman As Largest-Ever Conference Kicks Off
Over a thousand supporters of J Street gathered on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. for the left-wing Jewish group’s annual conference. On the opening night of a three-day event that J Street’s leaders say will be its largest gathering ever, with more than 3,500 expected participants, it was clear that 2017 is going to be…
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