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We Need 'A Street', Not J Street

David Suissa | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


David Suissa

Can you imagine how transformational it would be if a high profile, "pro-Arab, pro-peace" organization pressured Palestinian leaders to dismantle the teaching of Jew-hatred in Palestinian society -- a hatred that has made a mockery of all moves toward peace?

Dems in House to Pass Resolution Defending Gaza War

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

Some of the very House members who denounce the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war and God knows how many other US military actions (often rightly) go mute when it comes to Israel.

Inside the J Street Conference

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World


Salena Tramel

The events harnessed an energy similar to Obama's presidential run last year. Like that campaign, J Street came as a breath of fresh air for many who felt they were part of a silenced majority.

J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics


J Street, an advocacy and lobbying firm created 18 months ago, is holding its first annual conference beginning Sunday, with participation from about ...

Searching for a Minyan: Our Response to Being Censored by J Street

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Kevin Coval

Some right-wing blogs and pseudo-news organizations have churned the alarmist rumor mill about the J Street conference. What is disappointing, and troubling, is J Street's response: caving.

The Man Behind the J Street Smear Campaign

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

There sure is a lot of effort going into discrediting an organization that is, in fact, only a little to the left of the "mainstream" pro-Israel organizations.

J Street's Shameful Attacks on Aipac

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The left-wing Israeli lobby J Street's cheap tactics of creating its name by attacking Aipac, the ADL, and the ZOA is shameful. There's room in the Jewish community for many voices without creating a civil war.

Goldstone's Rosh Hashanah Bomb

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Those of us who covered Israel's three-week Operation Cast Lead in Gaza are not surprised by the findings of the U.N. commission's report accusing both Israel and Hamas of war crimes.

AIPAC's Proxy War on Obama

James Zogby | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


James Zogby

Despite the harshness of the AIPAC and ADL attacks, and the hurt, no doubt, they have brought to Mary Robinson, I am convinced that this entire episode had less to do with her than it does with the President.

Winograd For Congress Sponsors Rare Reading of "My Name Is Rachel Corrie"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Linda Milazzo

Progressive Democrat Marcy Winograd is bringing Rachel's story to LA to support President Obama's call to freeze further expansion of Israeli settlements into the Palestinian territory.

Settlers' Spin

Jamal Dajani | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

The number of Jewish settlers living in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an area that Palestinians regard as the heart of their future state, is swiftly approaching half a million.

DOJ: AIPAC Case Witness Asked To Fake Suicide

Politico | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Two people asked a Pentagon official cooperating with prosecutors in an investigation into the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to fake his ow...

Berman, Pelosi Undermine Obama on Iran Diplomacy

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Robert Naiman

It's interesting to observe when some Democratic Congressional leaders say Democrats have to be "loyal" to Obama and when it's apparently OK to join Republicans in undermining him.

My Pro-Israel Friends Need Pro-Zac

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Larry Gellman

What was once a proud, smart, intelligent, nuanced, and diverse movement has devolved into a combination cult-booster club.

A Defense Against Government Secrecy and Overclassification

Baruch Weiss | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


Baruch Weiss

Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman were indicted under the 1917 Espionage Act, an almost-never used relic of World War I. The government also sought to have the defendants -- US citizens -- tried in secret.

Bibi Goes to Washington: How About a Nuclear Free Middle East?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

It might be the case that Netanyahu has far more friends in Washington than does the president.

Mousawa: An Alternative to a Two-State Solution

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

A movement that began amongst Palestinians with Israeli citizenship is now making its way to East Jerusalem and to the West bank. It is called "Mousawa" which means equality.

AIPAC Agrees To Funding, Talking With Hamas

TAPPED | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


Coming off their national convention, AIPAC -- the main pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States -- has made a remarkable concession....

Pelosi the Hawk

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has steadfastly stood by her insistence that the U.S.-backed Israeli government has no legal or moral responsibility for the tragic consequence of the war.

Who Will Stop AIPAC Before It Is Too Late?

Medea Benjamin | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Medea Benjamin

When is it too late to stop Israel from destroying itself? When is it too late to tell AIPAC attendees that more violence and hatred is not the answer?

Obama Administration Takes Stronger Line With Israel

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


The rhetorical exhortations this week from the Obama administration and the Netanyahu administration in Israel have been notably unaligned, fulfilling...

GOP Grotesque, Gingrich Style

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Feldman

Gingrich's speech at AIPAC was less politics than a grotesque "B" movie poster. He filled the room with horrifying tales death, destruction, Nazis, holocaust -- and not a Ronald Reagan to be found to save us from it all.

Peres: Iran A Threat To US, Europe

AP | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — Israel's president charged Monday that Iran's nuclear program threatens the United States, Europe and Arab nations, as well as Isra...

Newt Gingrich: 'Obama Endangering Israel'

Jerusalem Post | HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, JPOST CORRESPONDENT in WASHINGTON | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


Former US House speaker Newt Gingrich on Sunday blasted the Obama administration for setting itself on a collision course with Israel and endangering ...

The AIPAC Case in Washington, Iraq, and Beyond

David Bromwich | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


David Bromwich

Like many stories about Israel and the neoconservatives, the prehistory of the case against Rosen and Weissman lies somewhere in the run-up and immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq.