J Street: Sometimes fans do more harm than good
Jewish Journal
February 12, 2015
The disagreement between J Street and other pro-Israel groups continues.
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Moving and Shaking: Peter Weil named Skirball board chair, Myron Zimmerman honored
Ryan Torok
December 19, 2013
Los Angeles attorney and longtime Skirball Cultural Center board member Peter Weil has been named the second-ever board chair of the Skirball, succeeding founding board chairman Howard Friedman.
Calif. board votes in student leader of BDS movement as regent
Jewish Journal
July 17, 2013
A student leader in the anti-Israel divestment campaign at the University of California, Berkeley, was elected to serve on the University of California system’s Board of Regents.
Path to peace: J Street
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
Opponents of J Street consistently argue that our positions are somehow radical, strange and way out of the Israeli or American-Jewish mainstream.
Path to peace: StandWithUs
Jewish Journal
March 28, 2013
On Monday evening, March 11, I had a public discussion with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. The topics included how American Jews should approach pro-Israel advocacy, whether peace is currently attainable between Israel and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, and what American Jews can do to help the two sides reach an agreement.
StandWithUs launching new Israel advocacy training for teenagers
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2012
The pro-Israel education and advocacy group StandWithUs is launching a new program to help train 48 teenagers from around the U.S. as proactive leaders on their future college campuses.
StandWithUs offers Israel 101 guide to help students confront anti-Zionist rhetoric
Marc Ballon
February 23, 2007
More than a year in the making, \”Israel 101\” offers a short but comprehensive primer on Israel, addressing such subjects as the recent war in Lebanon, terrorism and the modern Zionist movement, said StandWithUs education research director Roberta Seid, who helped oversee the project.
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