I believe we will look back on Gaza as the turning point in American Jewish identity/the life of the lobby. I said this ten days ago, I'm saying it again. And yes I'm a dreamer. Isn't that why you're reading this site? Wow, here is the Jewish Week, which knows its stuff. A hugely important piece. There are truly cracks in the Israel lobby!! And send Obama the news!
But others say J Street… has prompted such a strong response because the group is seen as
having at least the potential of reaching a significant number of
lawmakers on Capitol Hill — and the incoming Barack Obama
administration — with a message that differs from that of the
pro-Israel establishment.
serious people,” said the leader of a major pro-Israel group this week.
“But J Street includes serious people with serious connections with the
new administration, and people are very worried. They don’t have much
power now, but there’s a feeling that they could gain a lot of
influence in the new Congress and with the new administration.”
Here's the story's last paragraph. This is the crisis in Jewish identity. It is all about dual loyalty. It didn't come with the neocons and Iraq because the liberals hid the neocons. But J Street's not hiding them.
statements by Americans for Peace Now, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom and the
Israel Policy Forum. But several major Jewish leaders were so angered
by the J Street statement that they made unsolicited calls to reporters
to blast the group. When asked whether the calls were orchestrated,
several sources said they believed the campaign was being mounted by
major pro-Israel groups and by the Israeli Embassy in Washington.
