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Israel News J Street’s Gaza War Support Wins ‘Moderate’ Praise — But Alienates Some Backers
The last time Israel invaded Gaza, in 2008, the activist group J Street took a hard line against Operation Cast Lead. J Street framed Israel’s attack as collective punishment and demanded an immediate end to the conflict. The organization was pilloried by American Jewish leaders. This time around, J Street has taken a radically different…
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Breaking News Why J Street Pulled Out of Boston Pro-Israel Rally
J Street withdrew from a pro-Israel rally in Boston because it did not feel the rally would address all the group’s concerns. The liberal Jewish Middle East policy group, a constituent of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, explained its stance on the July 17 solidarity rally in a letter by its Boston…
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Breaking News Jewish Groups Mostly Silent on Israeli Beating of American Teen Tariq Khdeir
The videotaped beating of Tariq Khdeir, the American cousin of revenge attack victim Mohammed Abu Khdeir, has sparked protests from diplomats and worldwide anger. But among American Jewish groups, the incident hasn’t prompted much comment. While Jewish organizations across the political and religious spectrum condemned the killing last week of Mohammed Abu Khdeir once it…
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News Presidents Conference Takes Tentative Steps to More Democratic Structure
American Jewry’s primary umbrella group on Israel is embarking on a path of reform that is expected to shift more power toward larger Jewish groups within the influential confederation’s membership. The process will involve a major structural overhaul for the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. According to several communal officials involved in…
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Opinion J Street Loses Its Focus With Peace Process Dead
What is J Street doing? Why has it begun to act in concert with unambiguously right-wing Zionist organizations such as AIPAC and StandWithUs in their efforts to kill the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement while offering no alternative for ending the occupation? Because the truth is that J Street offers no alternative anymore; now that…
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Israel News American Dovish Groups Facing Grim New Reality After Peace Talks Collapse
As the malaise sinks in following another failed Israeli-Palestinian peace effort, liberal Zionist groups are left with the difficult task of rethinking their stated mission and reshaping their message to American Jews. Board members and supporters of groups such as J Street, Americans for Peace Now and the Israel Policy Forum are questioning whether putting…
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Breaking News JCPA Sorry for Bigger ‘Tent’ Jibe at Presidents Conference Over J Street
Memo from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: Sorry for suggesting that our tent is bigger than yours. The JCPA was apologizing for a fundraising letter that mocked the Conference of Presidents for rejecting J Street. “We deeply regret and sincerely apologize for the fundraising…
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News Jewish Fraternity With Right Wing Ties Helped Block J Street Bid
When American Jewry’s major umbrella group on Israel met recently to debate a membership application from the dovish lobby J Street, some of the strongest opposition to it came from an organization better known for throwing beer-fueled parties. Deliberations in the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are secret. But the hawkish Zionist…
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