J Street Conference Shows Coordination on Left

[oberliner]

Left-wing advocates of a two-state solution and a greater U.S. role in the peace process are joining forces in support of what they hope will be a groundbreaking conference this October in Washington.

The conference, set for Oct. 25-28, is being dubbed as J Street’s first national convention, but 11 other groups have signed on as “participating organizations,” including Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, the Israel Policy Forum, the New Israel Fund and Brit Tzedek v’Shalom.

The plan is for these other organizations to help promote and recruit for the event, in addition to having input on the program and helping to “shape the conference,” said J Street chief of staff Rachel Lerner.

The push for greater cooperation comes as many organizations on the Jewish left are reveling in what they view as a major shift in Washington, with the White House and members of Congress endorsing some of the policy prescriptions that they’ve been backing for years.

http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/national_news/j_street_conference_shows_coordination_on_left/13594

[LeftishBrit]

1. Sounds encouraging!

[Donald Ian Rankin]

2. Most Israeli's *hate* J street.

Obama is unpopular, but J Street ranks right down there with Breaking the Silence, among the movements most despised in Israel.

[oberliner]

3. Totally false

They are not one of the "most despised movements' in Israel by any stretch of the imagination.

In fact, on J Street's website you will find a fairly extensive list of numerous prominent Israelis who support the organization.

Most Israelis have never heard of J Street. Of those who have, the ones who are on the left tend to support them and the ones on the right tend to dislike them.

Much like any left-of-center organization anywhere in the world.

[azurnoir]

4. There maybe "prominent" Israeli supporters

however all of those associated with the government or military have one word in common and that word is "former" there is virtually no support in Israels present government

[Ken Burch]

5. Why? Israelis can't honestly think that AIPAC is helping their position.

n/t.