Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of J Street, a lobby group that advocates for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Opinion Israel Needs Help Fighting BDS — and It’s Turning to J Street
Israel is reaching out to J Street, the left-leaning, self-described pro-Israel pro-peace lobby, to cooperate on combating anti-Israel boycott and divestment efforts. The Israeli cabinet member charged with coordinating anti-boycott efforts, Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan, met on June 13 in Jerusalem with the director of J Street’s Israel office, Yael Patir. The meeting was…
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News Bernie Sanders Inspires Debate for Democrats on Israel — But Not Change
WASHINGTON – The Democratic Party’s first round of platform committee hearings had something for everyone, from AIPAC to J Street. Discussions about whether to include Palestinian rights and Israeli occupation in the platform were more robust than ever before in party history, a development J Street has advocated. For AIPAC, the meeting sent a clear…
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News J Street Pushes ‘Balanced’ Democratic Platform Plank on Israel
J Street is reportedly pushing for a “balanced” Democratic Party platform plank on Israel, one that would include criticism of the Israeli occupation and some recognition of the need to push for Palestinian rights. The dovish pro-Israel group is circulating a memo that seems to underline the possibility that Israel could become a major flashpoint…
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Breaking News Joe Biden Tells J Street That Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘Damaging Moves’ Block Peace
Joe Biden and John Kerry said the Obama administration remained committed to advancing a two-state solution and criticized Israel and the Palestinians for obstructing its path. Biden, the vice president, and Kerry, the secretary of state, addressed J Street’s annual gala and lavished praise on the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group for embracing the…
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News As Democrats Push Boundaries of Israel Debate, J Street Exults — and Worries
Washington – The contentious exchange over Israel between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders during their April 14 Brooklyn debate may have caused some in the Democratic Party to cringe, but for J Street, the dovish pro-Israel lobby, it was a cause for celebration. For the left-leaning lobby, Sanders’ choice to criticize Israel’s actions during the…
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Breaking News J Street Leaders Meet Obama at White House Ahead of Conference
Secretary of State John Kerry will join Vice President Joe Biden in addressing J Street’s annual gala on Monday night. The liberal Jewish Middle East policy group announced Kerry’s attendance over the weekend. Biden’s participation was announced last week. Leaders of the group and its student affiliate, J Street U, met Friday with President Barack…
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Breaking News Joe Biden Will Speak at J Street as Speculation on New Peace Push Grows
Vice President Joe Biden will address J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group. The April 18 event comes a month after Biden, the Obama administration senior figure closest to the pro-Israel community, addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a center-right group often at odds with J Street. It also comes as speculation…
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Breaking News New New York Envoy Dani Dayan Walks Back J Street Comments
JERUSALEM — Dani Dayan, Israel’s newly named consul general to New York, walked back comments he made about the liberal pro-Israel group J Street in a series of tweets. “Contrary to the headlines, I never called “unJewish” but only a specific action it took. Nevertheless it was wrong,” Dayan said Thursday in a tweet. Dayan,…
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