I posted a Daniel Greenfield story yesterday on how establishment Jewish organizations (including AIPAC, more on that below) have capitulated to the Obama administration, doing little more than “expressing concern” about the Iran Deal. Before I hit the “post” button, I had penned a disclaimer at the front end questioning Greenfield’s premise that “mainstream” Jewish organizations are betraying their supporters. Is that really the case or are they simply reflecting donor sentiments ? IMHO much of the American Jewish community is ill-informed and/or ambivalent on the subject and if they think of the Iran deal at all, it’s as something that affects only Israelis or perhaps only those in the region. And so these organizations may simply be reflecting sentiments of a community more animated by abortion, gay rights, the war on women, the sins of their “white privilege” etc.

At the last moment I removed my commentary concluding readers would connect the dots and understand this was a particular point of view and keep it in context. When it comes to posting stories, I think “less-is-more” and leave it to the reader to figure it out. There are some blogs and newsletters which take a different approach and go to lengths telling readers how to interpret a story, which I find patronizing — but I digress.

The criticism of AIPAC in particular roiled some of you because AIPAC has actually stepped up to the plate and is actively fighting the deal working overtime to educate and lobby members of congress to kill it. Opposing the administration is something that AIPAC doesn’t typically do, as noted in the TOI article I posted last week. The takeaway of the Greenfield story is that more than a few of our mainstream organizations aren’t leading as they should be. If they acted less politically–and more courageously–they’d better serve the Jewish community, not to mention the security interests of Americans now and in future generations. To those of you who were offended by the tone of the article, don’t get mad, get even — let those organizations know how you feel.