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AIPAC president Betsy Berns Korn addresses the 2020 conference. Credit: AIPAC.

A muffled consensus serves not Israel but her enemies

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Should Jewish communal organizations aim to achieve consensus above all or bear witness to the truth? Both in the Diaspora and in Israel, Jews are divided over politics, religion and worldview. These arguments, moreover, generally...
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the 2013 J Street conference. Credit: J Street via Facebook.

Which direction will the Biden campaign go on Israel?

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Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, embraced the endorsement this month from the American Jewish lobby group J Street. “I’m honored to have earned J Street’s first-ever presidential...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, at the annual J Street Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2019. Credit: Michael Brochstein/Split Stone Media.

Bernie’s Gaza aid farce exposes J Street’s false front

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The still-crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field proved to be a godsend for the left-wing J Street lobby. It gained attention for its annual conference this week due to the presence of five presidential candidates....
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, at the annual J Street Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2019. Credit: Michael Brochstein/Split Stone Media.

Sanders says portion of Israel’s military aid should go ‘right now’ to Gaza

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, stated on Monday at the annual J Street Conference in Washington, D.C., that a portion of the U.S. military assistance to Israel should...
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaking at J Street National Conference in Washington, D.C. Credit: Screenshot.

The Democrats’ disconnect from Israeli reality

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Israelis are still trying to sort out the fallout from their second unsuccessful attempt to elect a government this year with little sign of a break in the impasse between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Sanders, Klobuchar, Castro, Bennet and Buttigieg plan to attend J Street conference in DC

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 J Street has announced that Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mayor of South Bend, Ind. Pete Buttigieg are scheduled to attend its...

Ten Jewish groups unite against Israeli democracy

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For years, the pundits have been telling us that Israeli democracy is in danger because of the Arab birthrate, or because of the Jewish nation-state law, or because of the debates over the powers...
A group of students on a visit last year to the Palestinian village of Jubbet ad-Dhib, sponsored by J Street U. According to J Street U, the students “learned about life under occupation: the demolition orders, electricity and water issues, and more.” Credit: J Street U via Twitter.

As J Street U launches Israel trip, concerns arise over partiality

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J Street U, the student wing of J Street, announced last week that it was planning its own version of a Birthright Israel trip this summer—not competing with the long-established 10-day free trips for...
Taglit Birthright participants visit at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Aug. 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Is J Street U attempting to ‘hijack’ the Birthright experience?

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When Taylor King boarded the airplane in 2012, she was a newly minted college graduate who, like most of her fellow Birthright Israel travelers, had never been to Israel. “I didn’t really know what Israel...
Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress Rashida Tlaib (right), a Palestinian American who recently won a party primary, appearing along with fellow Democratic candidate for Congress from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Credit: Rashida Tlaib via Twitter.

J Street PAC funds Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress who supports BDS

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J Street PAC, the political arm of the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” J Street, is drawing condemnation for its support of Michigan Democratic candidate for Congress Rashida Tlaib, who has voiced support for the BDS...