Tag Archives: J Street

Massacre on J Street

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Adam Kredo November 5, 2014 Controversial group’s anti-Israel perspective fails to resonate Political candidates backed by the controversial Middle East advocacy group J Street were trounced at the polls on Tuesday, with J Street’s endorsees losing … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Democrats Can’t Afford to Lose Israel

FRONT PAGE MAG by Daniel Greenfield November 5, 2014 Jewish leftists keep threatening to break up with Israel. They deliver a list of their demands, scribble nasty things about the Jewish State on social media and even write entire books … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Obama’s pressure only begins with Iran

ISRAEL HAYOM by Richard Baehr November 4, 2014 In the last few days, it has become clearer that the Obama administration’s ‎obsession over turning Iran into an ally, or at least no longer a foe, is the single ‎highest foreign … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

J Street: Pro-progressive, not pro-Israel

THE HILL by Paul Miller October 31, 2014 ……..Even though Jews tend to regard disagreement and debate as a sport, the point of contention was existential: how to secure Israel in peace. The only rule of the U.S. version of … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are US millennials turning away from Israel?

THE HILL by Niall Stanage August 9, 2014 Young Americans are showing far less fervent support for Israel than older generations, but almost no-one can agree on why the change is happening, how permanent it is likely to be, or … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

J-Street endorses candidates who voted against Iron Dome funding

ELDER OF ZION August 3, 2014 H.J.Res.76 was “A joint resolution making an emergency supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, to provide funding to Israel for the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.” The … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Death knell for J Street

JERUSALEM POST by Alan Dershowitz July 21, 2014 J Street has whined about being excluded from the mainstream Jewish community, but it is J Street that has excluded itself from joining in community activities such as a solidarity rally for … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The J Street Reality Challenge Trailer, Updated [VIDEO]

Published on Jul 9, 2014 J Street’s idealistic message has attracted many Jews, young and old, who are frustrated by the Middle East conflict and sincerely want peace between Arabs and Jews. This idealism is not always justified by the … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Two Jews, three opinions: J Street U and (Open) Hillel

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Amanda Borschel-Dan June 9, 2014 April saw the first major convergence of the Hillel International, J Street U and Open Hillel constellation. Despite Hillel International’s public partnership with J Street, the Boston University Hillel student board decided … Continue reading

Posted in Israel & Middle East | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Inside the Presidents’ Conference and the J Street Vote

JEWISH PRESS by Edwin Black May 30, 2014 This vote was about J Street, and the proportion of the vote, I think, speaks to the fact that this was not one extreme or another. This was the expression of the … Continue reading

Posted in Everything else, Jewish | Tagged , | Leave a comment