Who speaks now for America's Jews?
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 »
Posted by Cynthia Gilbert - via The Guardian (US)
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 view with regard to American Jewish support for Israel without having to take the attitude that Israel can do no wrong.