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Israel News J Street Fails To Win Over Key Committee for Presidents Conference Membership
J Street, the dovish Israel lobby, has failed to win the endorsement of a crucial committee for membership in the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations — a development that makes it unlikely to win admission to the key umbrella group. In an April 11 meeting described as a “grilling” by participants, members…
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Opinion Donor Slams Federation for Divisive ‘Political Attack Ad’ Aimed at J Street
For more than 30 years, my relationship with Jewish federations, Israel Bonds, the America Israel Public Affairs Committee, J Street and Hillel has been the focus of my life. I have chaired federation and Israel Bonds campaigns, led and helped create Jewish day schools in both Milwaukee and Tucson, Ariz., and donated millions of dollars…
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News Philadelphia Feud Erupts Over Federation Embrace of Anti-J Street Film
J Street, the dovish Israel lobby that has struggled for acceptance in the wider Jewish community, is facing its greatest challenge yet. In the coming weeks, the Jewish establishment’s most prominent gatekeepers will vote on whether J Street can come under the proverbial communal tent. The odds of success for J Street’s bid to join…
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Opinion N.J. Hillel Hosts 1-Stater. Relax, She’s Right-Winger
Caroline Glick / Wikimedia Commons From the New Jersey Jewish News comes word that the campus Hillel at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey, recently sponsored an appearance by a militant one-stater. The program was co-sponsored by, among others, two nearby Jewish federations including the state’s largest, the Jewish Federation of MetroWest (through its…
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Opinion John Kerry ‘Deal’ Looks Rigged Against Palestinians
John Kerry with chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat and Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni at the State Department in Washington / Getty Images What is J Street going to say if, after urging American Jews to support the Kerry peace mission, that mission wins the support of the right-wing Netanyahu government — but not that…
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News White House Enlists Jews To Push Back Hard Against Critics of Peace Process
The Obama administration is pushing back hard against Israeli critics of its peace efforts, enlisting American Jewish groups to respond to personal attacks on Secretary of State John Kerry. In recent weeks, administration officials have strongly condemned Israeli critics of Kerry’s peace bid. In response to some of the harshest anti-Kerry rhetoric, Jewish groups weighed…
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Opinion AIPAC Lost Iran Sanctions Battle — Not War
Sanctions bill sponsor Sen. Robert Menendez addresses AIPAC annual policy conference, Washington Convention Center, March 5, 2013 / Getty Images Efforts to pass a new Iran sanctions bill have not only stalled in the Senate, but appear to be slowing even in the House. Perhaps predictably, given the focus on AIPAC as the primary driver…
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Breaking News Italian Jews Grapple With J Street-Style Rift on Israel
Special meetings are being held this week to discuss increasingly sharp political tensions within the Italian Jewish community centered on differing attitudes toward Israel and the Middle East. The meetings were called in the wake of an incident on Jan. 14, in which Jewish protesters disrupted a panel discussion of a book on the left…
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