This is 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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Fast Forward J Street Hits Back at Hillel Chief Over Conference Pull-Out
Hillel International President Eric Fingerhut was aware of who would speak at a J Street conference before he confirmed his attendance, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group said. “After agreeing to speak for the first time in a public forum with J Street U students he chose to pull out, citing objections to the…
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Fast Forward Hillel’s Eric Fingerhut Withdraws From J Street Conference
Eric Fingerhut, the president of Hillel International, is withdrawing from speaking at J Street’s annual conference because of the presence of Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian negotiator. “My desire to attend the conference was based on my wish to speak at a student-only session directly with the students who will be in attendance, to thank those…
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Opinion Bibi Speech Gave Us Green Light To Openly Debate Israel — at Last
When historians look back on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, they may not focus on what he said about Iran which contained little that was new. The speech may be remembered more as marking the moment when many lovers of Israel felt emboldened to say what they have felt for years – that…
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Israel News J Street U Takes Sharp Aim at Community’s ‘Hypocrisy’ on Israel Occupation
J Street U will no longer make do with “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” activities on U.S. campuses and is setting its sights on the American Jewish community as a whole. The student body of the left-wing J Street lobby group intends to act against what it describes as the community’s “hypocrisy” and to galvanize it to speak…
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Israel News Presidents Conference Eases Membership Rules After J Street Flap
The Jewish community’s umbrella organization is about to undergo structural changes following complaints by members that in its current makeup fails to fully represent the community. Under the proposed changes, which will be brought to a vote next week, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will lower the threshold for membership, provide…
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Fast Forward Boston University Hillel Admits J Street U Chapter
The Boston University Hillel student board has voted to approve J Street U as an official student affiliate group. The decision on Dec. 4 came several months after J Street U, the campus affiliate of the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group J Street, was turned down, the Boston University student newspaper, The Daily Free…
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Opinion Don’t Let the Billionaires Decide
In mid-November, two billionaires with a shared interest in Israel but radically different domestic politics shared a stage, airing their views on critical challenges facing Israel and the United States, from Iran to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Because Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban can — and do — spend tens and even hundreds of millions of…
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Opinion Yachad Included in British Jewry’s Tent — Barely
A Yachad tour overlooking the South Hebron Hills at the southern tip of the West Bank / Yachad In a historic move on Sunday, the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) voted overwhelmingly to admit Yachad into the umbrella organization. Yachad was set up in 2011 to build support within the British Jewish community…
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