Good for him, Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street tries to seize the moment, on NPR:
Mr. JEREMY BEN-AMI (Executive Director, J Street): If what happened in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem was a slap in the face to the United States, I hope that it was also a wakeup call, that this is not a time for business as usual and we may be reaching a point where some bold leadership is necessary.
[Reporter Michele] KELEMEN: Ben-Ami says the Obama administration should reaffirm its friendship with Israel, but he adds, that means telling the hard truth and explaining that moving toward peace is America’s national security interest.
Mr. BEN-AMI: And if tensions boil over and lead to further armed conflict, it has a deep impact on America’s national security interests, on troops in the region, on its security, economic interests. So, we have our own interests as Americans and that’s a prism that Israelis need to understand we’re going to be looking at this region through as well.
h/t Martin.
