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"Don't Let the Light Go Out" - From Bergen-Belsen to the White House

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.23.2009 | World

Read More: Aipac, Elie Wiesel, White House, Rabbi Alfred Veis, Eric Yoffie, Hanukkah, Light One Candle, J Street, David Vise, The Holocaust, Avraham Shemtov, Alfred Gottschalk, Bergen-Belsen, Peter Paul and Mary, Barack Obama, World News
Menachem Rosensaft

In the White House this week, Jewish leaders of all stripes and denominations seemed to let go of their differences, if only for a few hours, and revel in the freedom and dignity of America.

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Examining Peace, Remembering Rabin: Some Reflections on the J-Street Conference

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Yitzhak Rabin, Peace, J-Street, Jewish Community, World News
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

To water the seeds of peace, we need to recognize the humanity on all sides of this conflict and work to create a framework of peace that acknowledges the truths of two distinct narratives.

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We Need 'A Street', Not J Street

David Suissa | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jewish Community, Pro-Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Aipac, J Street, Gaza, Israel, Politics News
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?

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Senate and House Doves Attend Israeli Settler Pep Rally On Capitol Hill

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Goldstone Amendment, Brad Sherman, J Street, Loretta Sanchez, Michael Oren, Jerusalem, World News
MJ Rosenberg

On the very day the House was voting on the anti-Goldstone resolution, a far-right Israel group was meeting on the Hill to discuss a far-right, pro-settler agenda.

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Sam Stein

NIAC And J Street, Progressive Foreign Policy Groups, Become Political Targets

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran Policy, Israel Policy, J-Street, Trita Parsi, Foreign Policy Group, Niac, American Foreign Policy Circles, National Iranian American Council, Politics News

In the usually wonky world of non-profit issue-advocacy organizations, a decidedly political campaign has been waged against foreign policy institutio...

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J Street Again

James Zogby | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Pro-Peace, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Pro-Israel Advocacy, Arab, Jewish, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
James Zogby

In the 1990s, when we came together, we only did it at the behest of the White House, and Israeli and Palestinian leaders on the White House lawn validated the effort. This time is different.

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Dems in House to Pass Resolution Defending Gaza War

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gaza, Israel, Aipac, J Street, Bibi Netanyahu, Gaza War, Goldstone Report, Politics News
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.

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Elie Wiesel Appears With End Times Pastor John Hagee, Hagee Trashes Obama

Max Blumenthal | Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Christian Zionism, Anti-Semitism, Elie Wiesel, Jews, Michael Goldfarb, J Street, John Hagee, Jeffrey Goldberg, Pastor John Hagee, Zionism, Israel, Barack Obama, Republicans, Media News
Max Blumenthal

During an unofficial panel of bloggers and activists at J Street's conference, I criticized Wiesel and Oren for associating with Hagee. Why is Wiesel palling around with Hagee? Why did I "mock" Wiesel?

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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
Antony Loewenstein

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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Inside the J Street Conference

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Aipac, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Capitol Hill, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Amira Hass, Breaking Political News, J Street Conference, 2 State Solution, Pro-Israel Lobby, American Jews, Daniel Sokatch, World News, World News
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.

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Chuck Hagel to Co-Chair Obama's Intel Advisory Board

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel-Palestine, J Street, Middle East, Les Aspin, Brent Scowcroft, Israel, Palestine, Chuck Hagel, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Thomas Foley, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Chuck Hagel will soon be officially announced as the new chair of the President's Federal Intelligence Advisory Board. He represents the brand of pragmatic Republican national security decisionmaking that Obama needs to hear.

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Young Palestinian Shot By IDF, Attends J Street Conference

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

Read More: J Street, Palestinian, World News
MJ Rosenberg

In 2000, the Israeli army decided to seize Yusuf Bashir's house and use it as a sentry post. The army had already destroyed other houses in the neighborhood.

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J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Goldstone Report, Jewish Lobby, Lobbyists, Lobbying, Salam Al-Marayati, Obama, Palestinians, Aipac, J Street, J Street Conference, Middle East, Israel, Michael Oren, James L. Jones, Us, Un, Standwithus, American Task Force on Palestine, Politics News

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

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Tzipi Livni Shows Prime Ministerial Stuff on J Street Conference

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israel, Tzipi Livni, J Street, US Foreign Policy, Two State Solution, Kadima, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Steve Clemons

Tzipi Livni has sent in a remarkable letter of affirmation to J Street, recognizing potential differences but affirming a shared strategic vision for the best interests of Israel.

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Pro-Israel Peace Camp Cares About America, Too

Dan Fleshler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Israel, American Jews, Obama Administration, Politics News
Dan Fleshler

Like other J Streeters, I think the Obama administration is helping America and Israel when it tries to stop actions that, if left unchecked, will preclude a two-state solution.

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

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hillel, Palestine, Aipac, Van Jones, Gaza, Middle East Peace Process, Commentary, J Street, Weekly Standard, Fox News, Israel, Tikkun Olam, World News
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.

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The Man Behind the J Street Smear Campaign

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: J Street, Aipac, Lenny Davis, West Bank, Jews and Barack Obama, Judaism, Lobbyists, Arab-Americans, Congress, Israel, Politics News
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.

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Is Israel's New Ambassador Trying To Squelch J Street?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, J Street, Pro-Israel, Michael Oren, Jerusalem, Lobbying, Irsaeli Interests, Israel-America, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is boycotting J Street's -- the new pro-Israel PAC -- first annual conference. Incredibly, he says it could "impair Israeli interests."

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J Street's Shameful Attacks on Aipac

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Zoa, Aipac, Gaza, Israel Lobby, J Street, Hamas, Israel, The Adl, Politics News
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.

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J Street: The New Israel Lobby

New York Times | JAMES TRAUB | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel Lobby, J Street, Is Street Israel, New Israel Lobby, Politics News

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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Community Organizing for Peace

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Community Organizing, J-Street, Brit Tzedek, Middle East Peace, World News
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

Having spent the past decade advocating in different congressional districts for peace in the Middle East, I have found a similar response: elected officials act when they hear from their constituents.

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Four Reflections on the Iranian Uprising So Far

Salena Tramel | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Demonstrations, Stereotypes, Twitter, J Street, Social Networking, President Obama, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian Election, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

I have been glued to the Internet all week watching Iran's chaos unfold from the outside. Following are some key lessons learned, regardless of the outcome of the fallout.

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Defend Rep. Donna Edwards From Intimidation on Israel and Mideast

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Democratic Congress, Congress, Jstreetpac, J Street, Progressives, Palestinians, Donna Edwards, Israel, Jstreet, Politics News
Jeremy Ben-Ami

Let's show that there's real support for pro-Israel, pro-peace members of Congress by helping Congresswoman Donna Edwards scare off any possible challengers.

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ADL Sets Another Roadblock to Mid-East Peace

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: London, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, J Street, Jstreet, Takepart.com, Abraham Foxman, Avigdor Lieberman, Adl, Israel, Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, ABC and ADL Don't Represent Me, American Jews, g20, Binyamin Netanyahu, Anti-Defamation League, World News
Sarah Newman

Under his previous term, Netanyahu's extreme right-wing domestic and international policies left Israel starving for alternatives. Literally.

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

The American Prospect | Ezra Klein | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Aipac, Jews, J Street, Israel Lobby, Foreign Affairs, Obama AIPAC, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, J Street Aipac, James Besser, Walt and Mersheimer, Jewish Americans, Israel, Advocacy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World News

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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