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Dispatch from J Street

Antony Loewenstein | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Goldstone Report, Israel Lobby, James Jones, Richard Goldstone, General James Jones, Israel, Gaza, Politics News

J Street must decide what it wants to be -- a wide tent that allows all Jewish opinions on Israel or an orthodoxy that pushes only conventional platitudes -- but the Palestinians don't have time to wait.

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J Street's Shameful Attacks on Aipac

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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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.

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J Street: The New Israel Lobby

New York Times | JAMES TRAUB | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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In July, President Obama met for 45 minutes with leaders of American Jewish organizations. All presidents meet with Israel's advocates. Obama, however...

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Israel Lobby?

Dan Fleshler | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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Obama must decide if he is willing to press both Israelis and Palestinians to stop taking steps that will preclude the possibility of peace.

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J Street Threatens AIPAC Because Of 'Generational Anxiety:' Ezra Klein

The American Prospect | Ezra Klein | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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James Besser asks why the major Jewish groups have responded to J Street with so much more fury and fear than, say, the formation of Americans for Pea...

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Why the Silence When AIPAC is Attacked?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

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Last week Chas Freeman, who was nominated to be the Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, was forced to withdraw from consideration because o...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

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The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan: Yet Another Path to Failure Facts: Pakistan's government arrests hundreds of "dissidents" includi...

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Washington Post Is Of Mixed Mind On The Matter Of Chas Freeman

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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The Washington Post finds itself in a state of paradox on a single issue, if you compare the words of its reporter to the words of its editor.

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While Gaza Burns, the World Watches

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Unless Israel can make five to seven million Palestinians disappear, it must find some way to co-exist with them. Israeli leaders on the center and right continue to avoid facing this fact.

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2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.

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Rahm Emanuel: Barack Obama's Sarah Palin?

Jeff Gates | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Known in DC as a pro-Israel hardliner, he joins Pelosi in bringing to the Middle East peace process a record of support for Tel Aviv's targeted assassinations of Palestinian political leaders.

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A Troubled World Awaits President Obama

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Obama's honeymoon will be brief. He faces the extraordinary challenge of dealing with a nation that has plunged into bankruptcy and exported financial crises around the globe.

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The Only Thing about "The Rally to Stop Iran Now" That is Good for America is its Premature Failure

Sam Sedaei | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations... decided to adopt a series of dishonest and sleazy tactics to promote their event.

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Arab Political Cartoons Portray Candidates In Pocket Of Israel

James Sanders | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Star of David, Israel Lobby, Middle East, Race in Politics, Anti-Defamation League, John McCain; Barack Obama, Jewish, Muslim, Israel, Political Cartoons, Home News

Notably, the cartoons pay almost no attention to the issues the U.S. candidates are debating with one another. The U.S. economy, McCain's age and Obama's experience never factor in to the discussion.

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Imagine That: Community Organizing Could be the Key to Peace and Prosperity in Israel

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

While Palin intended her jab to belittle Obama's experience, it in fact helped galvanize those of us who know just how critical, challenging and imperative a role community organizers play.

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Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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In the past two months, the anti-war movement has taken on one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States in an important fight. And so far, it's winning.

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Hagee's "Christians for Israel" Meet in DC, Seeking Conflict with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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When you say "Israel Lobby," people tend to think "AIPAC." Many people don't realize that a key component of the "Israel Lobby" consists of people who call themselves Christian.

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Obama's Pivot

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

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As a direct result of his AIPAC speech, Obama's stock is collapsing not only in the Middle East, but also around the globe.

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Eric Alterman: 'The Israel Lobby,' Neocon Pundits "Bad For The Jews"

The Nation | Eric Alterman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neoconservatives, Neocons, American Jewish Committee, Israel Lobby, Politics News

Today's topic is the paradox--or one of them, anyway--of American Jewish political behavior. No, it's not that hoary old cliché that they "earn like ...

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