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- "As reservists went to war with expired armor and broken helmets, the Friends of the IDF imploded in allegations of misconduct. But the real scandal was ideological, and rooted in a U.S.-Israel relationship that undermined Israel’s security from within"
- "Republican critics, for their part, do recognize these achievements but argue that Trump’s diplomacy is squandering them"
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- “The controversy has been widely misreported as an effort by the State of Israel to evict a number of Palestinian Arab families from their ancestral homes in a purely Palestinian Arab neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem”
- “Israeli authorities have indicated that Prime Minister Netanyahu will not attend the ceremony to avoid potential arrest”
Tag Archives: JCPA
The Jewish community relations umbrella group has broken from the Federations, and has now chosen a veteran of J Street and progressive Democratic politics.
JNS The JCPA will fight for the hard left, not Jewish interests Jonathan S. Tobin May 10, 2023 Perhaps it was inevitable. The partisan split among American Jews is such that the majority of them are loyal Democratic voters and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Amy Spitalnick, Federation, JCPA, Jewish Council for Public Affairs
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The decision marks a resolution to tensions that surged in 2020 when JCPA was among 600 Jewish groups to sign onto a full-page New York Times ad declaring “Black Lives Matter”
JTA Seeking latitude to press liberal causes, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs distances itself from federations Ron Kampeas December 19, 2022 The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the onetime standard-bearer for outreach to the non-Jewish world whose influence has … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Federation, JCPA, Jewish Council for Public Affairs
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“A JCPA-commissioned poll published earlier this week found that only 26% of Israelis would support a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank, while 61% oppose such a scenario” [VIDEO]
ALGEMEINER Unilateral West Bank Withdrawal Would Expose Tel Aviv Area to Same Rocket Threats Faced in Southern Israel by Barney Breen-Portnoy March 30, 2017 A unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank would harm Israel’s security, according to a new video … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged JCPA, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Palestinians, Tel Aviv, West Bank
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ADL opposed to Iran nuclear deal, urges Congress to vote ‘No’
JERUSALEM POST by Staff August 14, 2015 The organization sent out a press release early Friday outlining the reasons that it says lawmakers should vote “no” on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The Anti-Defamation League, one of the American … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged ADL, Anti-Defamation League, Iran, Iran Deal, JCPA
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Palestinian Breach Means Oslo Accords No Longer Valid, Israeli Think-Tank Declares
ALGEMEINER by Ben Cohen January 5, 2015 A leading Israeli think-tank has concluded that “Israel has the legitimate right to declare that the Oslo Accords are no longer valid and to act unilaterally in order to protect its essential legal … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged JCPA, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Oslo Accords
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