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Dennis Ross to address J Street confab

Jewish Journal February 14, 2011

Dennis Ross, the senior adviser to President Obama on Middle East issues, is addressing this year\’s J Street conference, the group said. Ross, seen as an administration hard-liner on Iran and as arguing for greater consideration of Israel\’s needs in peace negotiations, would be a coup for the group, which has consistently come under fire from the right and from some Democrats for not being sufficiently pro-Israel.

Birthright rejects J Street partnership

Jewish Journal February 1, 2011

Birthright Israel has rejected a proposed partnership trip with J Street, saying it no longer works with organizations with Israel-related political leanings. J Street had begun promoting the trip last week being organized by its campus arm, J Street U, in cooperation with Israel Experience, one of several tour providers used by Birthright. But Birthright said it nixed the idea for a J Street trip focusing on progressivism and social action when it was first presented months ago.

Ackerman cuts off J Street

Jewish Journal January 25, 2011

U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman severed ties with J Street over its call on the Obama administration not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution on settlements. \”After learning of J Street’s current public call for the Obama Administration to not veto a prospective U.N. Security Council resolution that, under the rubric of concern about settlement activity, would effectively and unjustly place the whole responsibility for the current impasse in the peace process on Israel, and — critically — would give fresh and powerful impetus to the effort to internationally isolate and delegitimize Israel, I’ve come to the conclusion that J Street is not an organization with which I wish to be associated,\” Ackerman (D-N.Y.) said in a statement Tuesday.

Insiders: Why was J Street so scared of Soros?

Jewish Journal September 28, 2010

George Soros has been a top funder in recent years of liberal political advocacy groups, and Jews have still been voting for Democrats at a 75 to 80 percent clip. J Street, meanwhile, has built relations with lawmakers, lined up support from liberal rabbis and communal leaders, and found itself on the White House invite list, even while issuing controversial criticisms of Israel and establishment Jewish groups on several occasions.

J Street owns up to Soros funding

Jewish Journal September 27, 2010

J Street has acknowledged substantial donations from billionaire George Soros, reversing years of claims by the group that it had nothing to do with the liberal financier, and apologized for making misleading statements about his role.\n

Op-Ed: Netanyahu’s choice

Jewish Journal September 21, 2010

The State of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are fast approaching a fork in the road.

An Islamic Center at Ground Zero

Rob Eshman August 3, 2010

Few issues illustrate the fractured, contradictory and disputatious nature of the American Jewish community better than the debate over whether to build an\nIslamic community center at the site of Ground Zero.

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