Last week J Street blasted Sarah Palin for her loopy comments about Israel and its colonies and a friend just pointed out to me that J Street does not mention the Palestinians in its attack (which has since come under attack from Abe Foxman). The closest it comes is saying "those actually living the conflict." I wonder if this is part of J Street’s pro-Israel messaging: not to mention Palestinians by name, as it might upset the centrist Jews whom it is trying to take away from AIPAC. From Jeremy Ben-Ami’s statement:
Palin’s pandering to her right-wing base comes at the expense of the security of the State of Israel, the lives of those actually living the conflict, and the fundamental American interest in achieving a two-state solution in the near term. Her words reveal a glaring ignorance of damaging facts and a callous disregard of past and present U.S. policy.
For decades, American presidents have held that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are an impediment to peace. They are joined by the majority of Israelis and pro-Israel Americans who view the growing settlement enterprise as a threat to Israel’s very future as a Jewish democracy.
