http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/j-street-codel-doesnt-even-get-the-teensy-chair-and-denied-gaza-too/ We’re covering a story about how the five-person J Street-sponsored congressional delegation to Israel has run up against something of a wall in its attempts to meet with Israeli officials. en-us rkampeas@jta.org Copyright 2010 2010-02-18T;00:31:00-05:00 yosefandmelody@gmail.com Also: Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, lowers the boom on J Street: “The thing that troubles me is that they don’t present themselves as to what they really are. They should not call themselves pro-Israeli,” Danny Ayalon, the deputy to hard-line foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, told Jewish leaders today. It’s funny because that’s what troubles me, too. Of course, Ayalon can be less than diplomatic at times. (Read more) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2010/02/israel-to-j-street-we-know-youre-not.html Also: Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, lowers the boom on J Street:
“The thing that troubles me is that they don’t present themselves as to what they really are. They should not call themselves pro-Israeli,” Danny Ayalon, the deputy to hard-line foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, told Jewish leaders today.
It’s funny because that’s what troubles me, too. Of course, Ayalon can be less than diplomatic at times. (Read more) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2010/02/israel-to-j-street-we-know-youre-not.html

]]> 2012-02-10T;12:44:00-05:00 yosefandmelody@gmail.com And this could be the reason why. “J Street’s Agenda Remains Irrelevant to Middle East Realities”: ......First is the complete irrelevance of J Street’s main idea: that there is a need for a Jewish lobby whose purpose is to push Washington to push Israel to make peace. As the events of the last year continue to prove, the obstacle to peace remains the Palestinians and their political culture of violence and hatred for Israel. (read more) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2010/02/j-streets-agenda-remains-irrelevant-to.html And this could be the reason why. “J Street’s Agenda Remains Irrelevant to Middle East Realities”:
......First is the complete irrelevance of J Street’s main idea: that there is a need for a Jewish lobby whose purpose is to push Washington to push Israel to make peace. As the events of the last year continue to prove, the obstacle to peace remains the Palestinians and their political culture of violence and hatred for Israel. (read more) http://calevbenyefuneh.blogspot.com/2010/02/j-streets-agenda-remains-irrelevant-to.html

]]> 2012-02-10T;12:44:00-05:00 WPearlman@aol.com I would say calling “churches for middle east peace” anti-israel is being rahter kind and is really the mother of all understatements. I would say calling “churches for middle east peace” anti-israel is being rahter kind and is really the mother of all understatements.

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