Commentarys noah pollak called it contemptible, dishonest and antiisrael. J street does believe that israel should be a national homeland. J street is an antiisrael lobby, jerusalem post j streets inaugural conference sees successes mix with awkward moments, haaretz white house to j street. Alison weir and her organization if americans knew what every american needs to. The israel lobby and us foreign policy by professors john j. 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. Benami has criticized the highly acclaimed john mearsheimerstephen walt book on the israel lobby for its scholarship and refers to the authors as antisemites.
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. I have never proposed denying freedom of expression. Israel, israel lobby, mearsheimer and walt, j street, aipac, social. J street is not a proisrael organization j streets approach is arrogant and paternalistic. 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. J streets benami on zionism and military aid to israel the atlantic. Enter j street, a new lobby which describes itself as proisrael. Further, i conclude that the books claims regarding how lobby influence is gained.
Reading the israel lobby and us foreign policy is a rather dispiriting experience when one grasps how. Its directed by jeremy benami, a former clinton official whose father fought. She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a jewish antiisrael lobby in october 2006. In j street u s worldview, support for israel on campus is also all about the benjamins the benjamins of a jewish philanthropist, adelson. That venue was aipac, the hawkish american israel public affairs committee, which describes.
Jeremy benami, founder of j street, a proisrael lobbying group. Barry rubin suggested that j street is an anti israel front for iranian interests, masquerading as a zionist organization. He provides a lot of specific examples of why this group is being seen as hostile to the country it pretends to support. 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. 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. The real problem with j street, though, has less to do with its specific political positions, or the identities of its funders, or. Why do you think walt the coauthor of the book the israel lobby likes j street. J street lobbies for and against israelrelated bills and legislation. J eremy benami has a story he tells about why he started the liberal, proisrael group j street a decade ago. 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. 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.
I went back and i read every single j street press release from the first day of its existence. 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. 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 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. I went back and i read every single jstreet press release from the first day of its existence. J street organizes and mobilizes proisrael, propeace americans who want israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the jewish people. 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. Jeremy benami of the liberal lobbying group j street is the man of. 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. Its leaders have the chutzpah to claim that they know better than israelis. Pro israel lobby loses ally as progressives score win in illinois. J street comes to israel this week, claiming to be pro israel. It calls itself the political home for proisrael, propeace americanseffectively accusing anyone outside its circle of being either antiisrael or antipeace.
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. Marie newman who was supported by sanders, warren and aoc managed to oust incumbent dan lipinski and supports conditioning aid to israel. But if you read my book and if you read the things that i wrote, this effort was to set up. May 04, 2018 the israel lobby is one of the most powerful and pervasive special interest groups in the u. This book has changed the way that i think of israel. Antiisrael j street wants the irs scandal to continue. The return of moral equivalence, i wrote about those purported friends of israel who in reality are its worst enemies. 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. J street lobby group works to loosen big beasts grip on congress. Responding to charges made by benami in his book, a new voice for israel. 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. 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. Jstreet always criticizes israel and never praises israel. It begins in 1882, when his greatgrandparents fled persecution in russia and.
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. 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. How and how not to talk about the israel lobby foreign. Ackerman statement from subcommittee hearing on palestinian corruption viii j street responds to rep. On campus, j street now middle of the road jewish week. J street is an antijewish lobby and organization that seeks the destruction of israel and the persecution of jews. J street, which has some 150,000 members, holds a more dovish position, defining itself as pro israel and pro peace. Stephen walt, left, of harvard university, and john mearsheimer of the university of chicago.
J street specializes in mounting campaigns that may appeal to the 92 percent who care about other causes more than they do about israel. Jewish voice for peace, a group that opposes antijewish, anti muslim, and. Sep 18, 20 aipac, j street and the dual loyalty question. J street leader calls on aipac to end israelrightor. It is taking on aipac in a battle for the israel lobby, and argues that it. She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a jewish anti israel lobby in october 2006. Antisemitism has a long and loathsome history dating back. J street j street is an antijewish lobby and organization that seeks the destruction of israel and the persecution of jews.
We are shocked that a version of the antisemitic theme that jews. Illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac. Dont take my word for it that jstreet isnt proisrael. J street organizes and mobilizes pro israel, propeace americans who want israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the jewish people. It has wiped away all my preconceptions of israel including that it is a valuable ally. Theres a difference between fair and unfair criticisms of aipacand its time.
It consists of a multitude of institutions and individuals that work to influence congress, the president, academia, the media, religious institutions, and. She also identifies george soros as the individual who first raised the prospect of a. On campus, j street now middle of the road as liberal students push leftward, the lobbys college arm is suddenly establishment. J street is minding the mainstream the progressive proisrael group has gone from outsider to political kingmakerand a target for leftwing activists. 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. 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. J streets benami on zionism and military aid to israel. Last september, the organization asked supporters to sign a. 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.
We have your back, jta j street fills gap in washington map, bbc driving up j street, the guardian j streets benami. The israel lobby is one of the most powerful and pervasive special interest groups in the u. Fighting for the survival of the jewish nation, that he and others have stifled. 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. Moreover, palestinian terrorism is not random violence directed against israel or.
Illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac the. Sep 06, 2007 the israel lobby and us foreign policy by professors john j. 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. J street always criticizes israel and never praises israel. J street is not a pro israel organization j street s approach is arrogant and paternalistic. The lobby consists of secular, christian, and jewishamerican individuals and groups. 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. The political home for proisrael, propeace americans. The other proisrael lobby scholarlycommons university of. 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. We have your back, jta j street fills gap in washington map, bbc driving up j street, the guardian.
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. In publications sympathetic to mainstream, often neoconservative dominated, us jewish organisations, j street is hardly. In publications sympathetic to mainstream, often neoconservative dominated, us jewish organisations, j street is hardly more popular than hamas. Mar 20, 2018 illinois democratic primary pits j street against aipac. How and how not to talk about the israel lobby foreign policy. J street can no longer claim to be pro israel huffpost. J street comes to israel this week, claiming to be proisrael. J street leader calls on aipac to end israelrightorwrong.
Foreign policy kindle edition by mearsheimer, john j. The antiisrael lobby, may 23, 2012 v j street exposed. Kennedy school of government, was one of the most controversial articles in recent memory. J street describes itself as the pro israel, propeace lobby, and many news outlets accept that selfportrait without scrutiny. Can j street and the obama administration change washingtons. Arabisraeli conflict, senator joseph lieberman accused him of selling israel. J street seems a lot better than aipac, but much of what it advocates sounds familiar. 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. Goldberg, the former editor of the forward, wrote in his insightful book jewish power.
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. 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. J street, as an american lobby organization aimed at washington leaders and policymakers. We must call out antisemitism whenever and wherever we. 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. 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. Jewish voice for peace, a group that opposes antijewish, antimuslim, and. As j street noted in its own response to the controversy surrounding. J street is minding the mainstream the new republic. Mearsheimer of the university of chicago and stephen m. Backlash over book on policy for israel the new york times. 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.
Jstreet exposed j street sides with israels enemies. 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. The largest proisrael lobbying group is christians united. Aug 16, 2007 backlash over book on policy for israel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the israel lobby and u. J street is a nonprofit liberal advocacy group based in the united states whose stated aim is to. The proisrael lobby is not important at all compared to the hundreds of millions that are thrown around candidates to office. 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. J streets executive director jeremy benami has called a onestate solution a nightmare. It calls itself the political home for pro israel, propeace americanseffectively accusing anyone outside its circle of being either anti israel or anti peace.
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. 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. Jstreet exposed j street sides with israels enemies pro. The reality is that j street plays a critical role as part and parcel of the anti israel lobby in. The wax and wane of j streets influence over israel policy. Oct 23, 2009 j street lobby group works to loosen big beasts grip on congress. 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. J street was founded in 2008 by the farleft israeli activist daniel levy 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. Harvard professor alan dershowitz recently stated april 2014. J street challenges the israel lobby from within cnnpolitics.