Who speaks now for America's Jews?

The Guardian by Chris McGreal | Oct. 23, 2009 (News Report)

Boost for J Street as Obama adviser attends conference, but Israeli ambassador will be staying away Members of Congress signed up by the score when they were invited to this weekend?s "pro-Israel" conference. But then the faxes and emails started to roll in, denouncing the organisers as "Jewish Stalinists", the "surrender lobby" and terrorist sympathisers. Some members of Congress scuttled for cover, admitting they had little idea what the organisation ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct 23, 2009 - 10:09 AM PDT
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 by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 23, 2009

More citation of sources would make this much better, but it is very well written and has excellent insights into the newly developing pro-Israel, anit-war-as-the-only-solution group of American Jews who are splitting off from the traditionally defined pro-Israel lobbyists.

It is about time that various groups stop looking at all issues as having only two options. This group seems to be really generating a new point of ... More »

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