The real problem with j street, though, has less to do with its specific political positions, or the identities of its funders, or. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the israel lobby and u. Caroline glick wrote that the antiisrael jewish lobby j street, supported by several other jewish groups supports the white houses hostile positions on israel as ends unto themselves. J street opposed israels bloody incursion into gaza, but only because it was disproportionate, and then rejected the uns goldstone report that detailed the war crimes that were. Pro israel lobby loses ally as progressives score win in illinois. J street is an antiisrael lobby, jerusalem post j streets inaugural conference sees successes mix with awkward moments, haaretz white house to j street. It consists of a multitude of institutions and individuals that work to influence congress, the president, academia, the media, religious institutions, and. Jewish voice for peace, a group that opposes antijewish, anti muslim, and. Jul 24, 2014 as rockets and missiles traced the skies over gaza and israel, every side of the conflict swarmed cable news and social media to stake a claim to the higher moral ground, amplifying the debate. The israel lobby at times called the zionist lobby is the diverse coalition of those who, as individuals andor as groups, seek to influence the foreign policy of the united states in support of israel or the policies of the government of israel. How and how not to talk about the israel lobby foreign policy. J street describes itself as the pro israel, propeace lobby, and many news outlets accept that selfportrait without scrutiny. Benami has criticized the highly acclaimed john mearsheimerstephen walt book on the israel lobby for its scholarship and refers to the authors as antisemites. Dont take my word for it that jstreet isnt proisrael.
J street, as an american lobby organization aimed at washington leaders and policymakers. J streets executive director jeremy benami has called a onestate solution a nightmare. Caroline glick wrote that the anti israel jewish lobby j street, supported by several other jewish groups supports the white houses hostile positions on israel as ends unto themselves. Mearsheimer of the university of chicago and stephen m. It calls itself the political home for proisrael, propeace americanseffectively accusing anyone outside its circle of being either antiisrael or antipeace. She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a jewish antiisrael lobby in october 2006. J street lobby group works to loosen big beasts grip on congress. Sep, 2009 j street specializes in mounting campaigns that may appeal to the 92 percent who care about other causes more than they do about israel. Antisemitism has a long and loathsome history dating back. Working in american politics and the jewish community, we advocate policies that advance shared us and israeli interests as well as jewish and democratic values, leading to a twostate solution to the israelipalestinian conflict. Its executive director, jeremy benami, has joined the off key chorus of those who falsely claim that israel, by refusing to make peace with the palestinians, is placing the lives of american soldiers at risk. J street leader calls on aipac to end israelrightor. But if you read my book and if you read the things that i wrote, this effort was to set up.
Antiisrael j street wants the irs scandal to continue. Israel, israel lobby, mearsheimer and walt, j street, aipac, social. That venue was aipac, the hawkish american israel public affairs committee, which describes. Walt thou the cover of this copy was in rough shape and by the some of stuff in this book is dated by now the book published in 2007 and article the book is based on came out 2006 is very educational and. Jstreet always criticizes israel and never praises israel. He provides a lot of specific examples of why this group is being seen as hostile to the country it pretends to support. J street, the farleft organization that styles itself as proisrael, propeace but in practice works to lobby against israel in congress and the media, is continuing its pursuit of conservative proisrael nonprofit groups as if the irs scandal had never happened. Illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac the. As it hits the new york times bestseller list, walt and mearsheimers book seems to be making more of an impact than israel s advocates. In publications sympathetic to mainstream, often neoconservative dominated, us jewish organisations, j street is hardly.
J street seems a lot better than aipac, but much of what it advocates sounds familiar. J street, as an american lobby organization aimed at washington leaders and policymakers, derived its name from the alphabetically named street plan of washington, d. The israel lobby and us foreign policy by professors john j. By barry rubin lenny ben david has written a wonderful article on the j street fraud, the antiisrael lobby with the thinnest guise of being a proisrael lobby, extensively promoted by the media and even the white house. We have your back, jta j street fills gap in washington map, bbc driving up j street, the guardian. My problem with j street by philip giraldi posted on october 29, 2009 october 28, 2009 as readers of certainly are aware, j street was created a year and a half ago to serve as an alternative to the american israel public affairs committee aipac.
J street is an antijewish lobby and organization that seeks the destruction of israel and the persecution of jews. Because a direct, open confrontation against israel and the jewish people would never succeed, j street has disguised its aims by claiming to be proisrael but antizionist. I went back and i read every single jstreet press release from the first day of its existence. It calls itself the political home for pro israel, propeace americanseffectively accusing anyone outside its circle of being either anti israel or anti peace. Harvard professor alan dershowitz recently stated april 2014. As rockets and missiles traced the skies over gaza and israel, every side of the conflict swarmed cable news and social media to stake a claim to the higher moral ground, amplifying the debate. I went back and i read every single j street press release from the first day of its existence. It has wiped away all my preconceptions of israel including that it is a valuable ally. C j street is missing from the grid the street naming jumps from i street to k street since i and j were not yet considered to be distinct letters at the time the washington street plan was created.
She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a jewish anti israel lobby in october 2006. Jstreet exposed j street sides with israels enemies. J street leaders qatari and other anti israel connections j street s executive director, jeremy ben ami, served as senior vicepresident of fenton communications which, in march 2009, signed contracts with a qatari foundation to lead an 18monthlong anti israel campaign in the united states with a special focus on. The liberal proisrael group j street endorsed more than half the members of the new democratic majority in the house. J street challenges the israel lobby from within cnnpolitics. The wax and wane of j streets influence over israel policy.
Jewish voice for peace, a group that opposes antijewish, antimuslim, and. As it hits the new york times bestseller list, walt and mearsheimers book seems to be making more of an impact than israels advocates. We are shocked that a version of the antisemitic theme that jews. The controversial tome challenging the might of the proisrael lobby is nonetheless accused of shoddy scholarship much as when the authors shorter paper on the subject in 2006 unexpectedly burst the bubble of a lobby unaccustomed to challenge and. Backlash over book on policy for israel the new york times.
Theres a difference between fair and unfair criticisms of aipacand its time. Enter j street, a new lobby which describes itself as proisrael. J street does believe that israel should be a national homeland. Responding to charges made by benami in his book, a new voice for israel. James kirchick of the new republic called it the surrender. Walt thou the cover of this copy was in rough shape and by the some of stuff in this book is dated by now the book published in 2007 and article the book is based on came out 2006 is very educational and informative and also is fairly easy to read and.
The real problem with j street, though, has less to do with its specific political positions, or the identities of its funders, or its disturbing willingness to give forums to. The antiisrael lobby, may 23, 2012 v j street exposed. I have never proposed denying freedom of expression. We must call out antisemitism whenever and wherever we. As j street noted in its own response to the controversy surrounding. How and how not to talk about the israel lobby foreign. Apr 24, 2020 yael patir of the israel lobby group j street says that lapids warning that annexation will damage israels relationship to the democratic party and american jewry is not a notion that is. Goldberg, the former editor of the forward, wrote in his insightful book jewish power. In publications sympathetic to mainstream, often neoconservative dominated, us jewish organisations, j street is hardly more popular than hamas. Can j street and the obama administration change washingtons. Oct 29, 2009 my problem with j street by philip giraldi posted on october 29, 2009 october 28, 2009 as readers of certainly are aware, j street was created a year and a half ago to serve as an alternative to the american israel public affairs committee aipac. Ackerman statement from subcommittee hearing on palestinian corruption viii j street responds to rep. On campus, j street now middle of the road as liberal students push leftward, the lobbys college arm is suddenly establishment.
Dont give j street a free pass on antisemitism jewish. Why do you think walt the coauthor of the book the israel lobby likes j street. Reading the israel lobby and us foreign policy is a rather dispiriting experience when one grasps how. Its leaders have the chutzpah to claim that they know better than israelis.
The lobby consists of secular, christian, and jewishamerican individuals and groups. J street comes to israel this week, claiming to be pro israel. Commentarys noah pollak called it contemptible, dishonest and antiisrael. J street leader calls on aipac to end israelrightorwrong. Stephen walt, left, of harvard university, and john mearsheimer of the university of chicago. Sep 18, 20 aipac, j street and the dual loyalty question. The 2020 antiisrael haggada hard to believe how j street turns the book relating the inspiring story of the birth of the jewish people and its miraculous exodus from egypt into a diatribe against. Aug 04, 2009 lenny ben david has written a wonderful article on the j street fraud, the anti israel lobby with the thinnest guise of being a pro israel lobby, extensively promoted by the media and even the white house. It consists of a multitude of institutions and individuals that work to influence congress, the president, academia, the media, religious institutions, and american public opinion on behalf of israel. Sep 06, 2007 the israel lobby and us foreign policy by professors john j. J street is not a pro israel organization j street s approach is arrogant and paternalistic. J street organizes and mobilizes pro israel, propeace americans who want israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the jewish people. J street, which has some 150,000 members, holds a more dovish position, defining itself as pro israel and pro peace. J streets benami on zionism and military aid to israel the atlantic.
J street can no longer claim to be pro israel huffpost. J street just took over the israel lobby, and says it. Jeremy benami, founder of j street, a proisrael lobbying group. Further, i conclude that the books claims regarding how lobby influence is gained. J street lobbies for and against israelrelated bills and legislation. It begins in 1882, when his greatgrandparents fled persecution in russia and. J street is a nonprofit liberal advocacy group based in the united states whose stated aim is to promote american leadership to end the arabisraeli and israelipalestinian conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. On campus, j street now middle of the road jewish week. J street comes to israel this week, claiming to be proisrael. Foreign policy kindle edition by mearsheimer, john j. Illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac. The controversial tome challenging the might of the pro israel lobby is nonetheless accused of shoddy scholarship much as when the authors shorter paper on the subject in 2006 unexpectedly burst the bubble of a lobby unaccustomed to challenge and reprimand.
Arabisraeli conflict, senator joseph lieberman accused him of selling israel. The return of moral equivalence, i wrote about those purported friends of israel who in reality are its worst enemies. J street is minding the mainstream the new republic. Jeremy benami of the liberal lobbying group j street is the man of. J street, jdca the only jewish groups to back house vote on iran war powers aipac, ajc and other leading jewish organizations stay silent on non.
Oct 31, 2019 j street is minding the mainstream the progressive proisrael group has gone from outsider to political kingmakerand a target for leftwing activists. Yael patir of the israel lobby group j street says that lapids warning that annexation will damage israels relationship to the democratic party and american jewry is not a notion that is. Its directed by jeremy benami, a former clinton official whose father fought. J street always criticizes israel and never praises israel.
Mar 10, 2011 benami has criticized the highly acclaimed john mearsheimerstephen walt book on the israel lobby for its scholarship and refers to the authors as antisemites. Fighting for the survival of the jewish nation, that he and others have stifled. J eremy benami has a story he tells about why he started the liberal, proisrael group j street a decade ago. The 2020 anti israel haggada hard to believe how j street turns the book relating the inspiring story of the birth of the jewish people and its miraculous exodus from egypt into a diatribe against. J street j street is an antijewish lobby and organization that seeks the destruction of israel and the persecution of jews. Now, by trafficking in tropes on jews and financial control, j streets rhetoric has crossed the line from antiisrael to antisemitic. J street specializes in mounting campaigns that may appeal to the 92 percent who care about other causes more than they do about israel. It is taking on aipac in a battle for the israel lobby, and argues that it. The largest proisrael lobbying group is christians united. The israel lobby is one of the most powerful and pervasive special interest groups in the u. Moreover, palestinian terrorism is not random violence directed against israel or. Alison weir and her organization if americans knew what every american needs to.
J street is a nonprofit liberal advocacy group based in the united states whose stated aim is to. J streets benami on zionism and military aid to israel. The reality is that j street plays a critical role as part and parcel of the anti israel lobby in. Last september, the organization asked supporters to sign a. Because a direct, open confrontation against israel and the jewish people would never succeed, j street has disguised its aims by claiming to be pro israel but anti zionist. Kennedy school of government, was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory.
She is working on a book on george soros for harper books. J street was founded about two years ago as a counterbalance to the large proisraeli aipac lobby, which espouses a rightwing line regarding israel and the peace process. Aug 16, 2007 backlash over book on policy for israel. The political home for proisrael, propeace americans. In j street u s worldview, support for israel on campus is also all about the benjamins the benjamins of a jewish philanthropist, adelson. J street organizes and mobilizes proisrael, propeace americans who want israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the jewish people. This book has changed the way that i think of israel.
Oct 23, 2009 j street lobby group works to loosen big beasts grip on congress. She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a. Barry rubin suggested that j street is an anti israel front for iranian interests, masquerading as a zionist organization. Most importantly, only an open and honest discourse on these topics is likely to produce a middle east policy that would be better for the united states and israel alike.
The article, which was expanded into a book, infuriated many readers by its. J street j street is an anti jewish lobby and organization that seeks the destruction of israel and the persecution of jews. Mar 20, 2018 illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac. J street is not a proisrael organization j streets approach is arrogant and paternalistic. J street, jdca the only jewish groups to back house vote on iran war powers aipac, ajc and other leading jewish organizations stay silent on nonbinding measure in wake of trumpordered strike on. The proisrael lobby is not important at all compared to the hundreds of millions that are thrown around candidates to office. We have your back, jta j street fills gap in washington map, bbc driving up j street, the guardian j streets benami. Jstreet leaders qatari and other antiisrael connections j streets executive director, jeremy ben ami, served as senior vicepresident of fenton communications which, in march 2009, signed contracts with a qatari foundation to lead an 18monthlong antiisrael campaign in the united states with a special focus on. J street describes itself as the proisrael, propeace lobby, and many news outlets accept that selfportrait without scrutiny.
How both are possible is not understandable but that is their official position. Marie newman who was supported by sanders, warren and aoc managed to oust incumbent dan lipinski and supports conditioning aid to israel. May 04, 2018 the israel lobby is one of the most powerful and pervasive special interest groups in the u. J street was founded in 2008 by the farleft israeli activist daniel levy and. J street is minding the mainstream the progressive proisrael group has gone from outsider to political kingmakerand a target for leftwing activists. Jstreet exposed j street sides with israels enemies pro. The other proisrael lobby scholarlycommons university of. The proisrael organization j street, aipacs liberal rival, must confront its dual loyalty dilemma, which will be tested once jerusalems division is put on the israelipalestinian negotiating table.