J Street is a progressive political lobbying group which bills itself as the “political home for Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Americans.” It is a marketing ploy designed to sell pro-Arab propaganda to undermine the government of Israel.
Consider a current snapshot of the lobbying group’s current press releases:
J Street’s press most recent press releases from its website on April 3, 2020
Not one off the six articles which J Street felt were the most pressing of the day related to advocating for Israel. There was no support for the country’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic which has shut down the country, the successful democratically-held elections in the country or America’s recent elections for the World Zionist Congress.
Instead J Street published pro-Arab and pro-Muslim press releases:
- Block Israeli application of sovereignty over any part of Area C
- Give financial support to Palestinians
- Condition US aid to Israel on its not demolishing illegal Arab homes
- No war with the Islamic Republic of Iran
- A push for US Democratic presidential candidates to not be too supportive of the policies of the current government of Israel
- A call to ban Jews from living in and around the Old City of Jerusalem
This snapshot is not surprising for anyone who has followed the far-left lobbying group since its founding in 2008. This group lobbied the Obama administration to censure Israel at the United Nations and to sign an Iranian nuclear deal which the government of Israel opposed. The lobbying efforts were so extremely anti-Israel with the flimsiest Jewish veneer that even devout liberal politician Gary Ackerman (D-NY) said
“I’ve come to the conclusion that J-Street is not an organization with which I wish to be associated….America really does need a smart, credible, politically active organization that is as aggressively pro-peace as it is pro-Israel. Unfortunately, J-Street ain’t it.”
There are many people who argue that one needn’t be anti-Palestinian to be pro-Israel. I would agree as it relates to Palestinian Arabs who want to make peace with Israel and respect the Jewish people’s history, dignity and security needs in their holy land. On can similarly be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian, which is J Street’s contention.
But it shows J Street’s deliberate dishonesty to only state it is “pro-Israel” in its tagline when it is primarily focused on a pro-Arab agenda which it believes benefits Israel. Either drop the “Pro-Israel” claim or add “Pro-Arab” to be clear what the far-left lobbying group actually represents.
Related First One Through articles:
J Street is Only Considered “Pro-Israel” in Progressive Circles
J Street is a Partisan Left-Wing Group, NOT an Alternative to AIPAC
The Evil Architects at J Street Take a Bow
J Street: Going Bigger and Bolder than BDS
The Fault in Our Tent: The Limit of Acceptable Speech
J Street’s Select Appreciation of Transparency
A Review of the Fifteen US Slates for the World Zionist Congress
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