The difference between criticizing Israel and being anti-Israel

Isi Leibler explains the difference between criticizing Israel and being anti-Israel, and why J Street clearly falls into the latter category. The dividing lines between J Street and mainstream Jewish groups are not its views, but its efforts to convince Americans to encourage President Barack Obama to pressure the Israeli government. It is surely unconscionable for trendy American Jews to

'Vinegar the son of wine'

In a post four years ago, I explained that the Talmud refers to a wicked person who is the son of a righteous person as 'vinegar the son of wine.' Here's another example: J Street's Jeremy Ben Ami. Ben-Ami’s paternal grandparents were, indeed, Zionist heroes. At great personal risk they moved from Czarist Russia to the Land of Israel as part of the First Aliyah (wave of immigration) of the late

'J Street has harmed Israel'

Alan Dershowitz slams J Street chief Jeremy Ben Ami's new book. “It’s a myth that criticism of Israel is silenced,” Dershowitz said in a phone interview with the Post on Thursday. I have spoken at AIPAC many times and have criticized Israeli policy. AIPAC has never silenced me, because AIPAC knows I’m pro-Israel.”In the book, Ben-Ami argues that the major Jewish organizations and pro-Israel

Nick Kristof shills for J Street

Nick Kristof doesn't write as often about Israel as do Thomas Friedman or Roger Cohen. But he's no less anti-Israel than they are. In the face of a 407-6 vote in the US House, urging the Obama administration to block the 'Palestinian' attempt at the UN next month to escape the negotiating table, Kristof is calling Congress 'obstructionist.' Instead, he urges Americans to join with the Saudis,

Summary of Alon Pinkas presentation at AAJLJ

Someone who was there sent me the following summary of Alon Pinkas' presentation to the AAJLJ on Thursday. - Stephen Greenwald, AAJLJ president made a brief statement recognizing the controversial nature of the event and disclaiming that it represents the views of the AAJLJ - he then introduced the J Street rep to introduce Pinkas…- Pinkas briefly discussed the J Street summer tour with the

Association of American Jewish Lawyers and Jurists hoodwinked into promoting anti-Israel positions?

For a group of lawyers, they certainly did not do their due diligence. Last week, Red Tulips sent me an invitation to an event being sponsored on Thursday by the Association of American Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ) PresentsEnsuring Israel's Security Through a Two-State SolutionA Conversation withAmbassador Alon PinkasWith a UN action

What's wrong with this picture?

Haaretz reports on a tour by six former Israeli diplomats and senior IDF officers who are claiming that the 1949 armistice lines, which were called the 'borders of Auschwitz' by Leftist Foreign Minister Abba Eban, are 'defensible.' What Haaretz doesn't mention, because it would be enough to arouse suspicion in most Israelis, is that the tour is being sponsored by J Street, the group that is

Is J Street helping the 'Palestinian' drive for unilateral 'statehood'?

Is J Street, which as we all know is 'pro-Israel, pro-peace,' (/sarc) supporting the 'Palestinian' effort to attain 'statehood' unilaterally at the United Nations, an effort that, if successful, is likely to slam the door shut on further negotiations with Israel? Here's one report that says it is. The left-wing Jewish lobby J Street has been aiding the Palestinian Authority in its bid to

Insight into the mind of a self-hating Jew: Excerpts from Jeremy Ben Ami's new book with commentary

J Street chief Jeremy Ben Ami (that's him in the picture) has written a book. The book is not doing quite so well on Amazon as they are claiming (when last someone checked, it was # 7 on Israel and not # 1 as they claim). Here are some excerpts someone sent to me. They should be enough to convince you that Gary Ackerman pegged it right when he made the comment quoted in the picture at left. 9—

J St. poll: Most Jews vote for Obama but don't like his policies toward Israel

A poll by J Street admits that most American Jews don't support President Obama's policies on Israel, but most of them will vote for him anyway. Obama currently enjoys 63 percent of the American Jewish vote compared to 24% for Mitt Romney and 67% when facing off against Michele Bachmann, who received 19% support, according to the poll.Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, and Bachmann, a