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Isaac Luria | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

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Isaac Luria

Since J Street released a second poll of American Jews' views on Israel, the Middle East, and the US role in resolving conflicts in the region, some of the usual suspects have tried to reject the results out of hand.

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Most US Jews Open To Palestinian Unity Gov't That Includes Hamas: Poll

Inter Press Service | Jim Lobe | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (IPS) - Contrary to the views of the likely incoming right-wing government of Israel, most U.S. Jews favour peace negotiations wi...

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Why Jews Overwhelmingly Support Obama

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Marc R. Stanley

The latest poll of the Jewish community shows that American Jews continue to support Obama. However, a few activists on the far right of the Jewish community still refuse to accept this reality.

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ABC and the ADL Don't Represent Me

Sarah Newman | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media

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Sarah Newman

The Jewish community's response is diverse and not the unified front which Jewish groups and the media tried to present.

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Obama Empowers Jewish Insurgency

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 03.24.2009 | World

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MJ Rosenberg

It is astonishing that the diplomatic process survived the outbreak of the second Intifada, 9/11, and the eight-year neoconservative-dominated Bush-Cheney administration.

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Gaza, Morality, and the Jews

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 02.12.2009 | World

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Jeremy Ben-Ami

I remain deeply committed to working for the day when the two sides, the two peoples, recognize that their only future is to live in two independent states side by side in peace and security.

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American Jews Call for Immediate Ceasefire, End of Gaza Blockade

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

Expressing views that are surely representative of American Jews as a whole, here's what some American Jews are saying about the violence in Gaza.

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Let Truth Trump Fear in the Jewish Community

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Jeremy Ben-Ami

Let's hope the real victor in 2008 is the Jewish community -- as it finally excises the politics of fears and smears and forces candidates to debate the issues on the merits.

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Obama and the Jews -- The Smear Campaign That Didn't Work

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

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Marcia G. Yerman

Sources close to the Obama campaign told me that they have seen a "marked shift in the past month or so" from Jews who had questions about Obama. Those concerns have now been resolved.

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Progressive Jewish Group Runs New York Times Ad

J Street | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Our ad, to the right, is running in The New York Times today (Monday 6/23/08). Check it out. Then, help make our voice for Israel's future even stro...

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Progressive Israel Lobby Launches As Alternative To AIPAC

J Street | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

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A new Israel lobby group has launched to combat the dominance of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in advocating American policy in the...

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