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,

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—