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04/17/2008: "Jewish Liberals to Launch A Counterpoint to AIPAC"

Some of the country's most prominent Jewish liberals are forming a political action committee and lobbying group aimed at dislodging what they consider the excessive hold of neoconservatives and evangelical Christians on U.S. policy toward Israel.

"The genesis of this is really the frustration on the part of a very substantial portion of the American Jewish community that despite the fact that there is broad support for a peace-oriented policy in the Middle East, there doesn't seem to be the political will to actually carry it out," Ben-Ami said. "We have not been effective at transmitting the message that there is political support for these positions in the American Jewish community and their allies."

[ It's about time some Jews showed that AIPAC doesn't represent the views of every Jew. ]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402647.html?referrer=digg

Replies: 4 Comments

on Thursday, April 17th, 卍 Osama bin Laden 卍 said

My party preference is National Socialist. Therefore, I vote to kick both the left wing and right wing elements of Zionism out back to Israel where they can bicker about Israeli policy in the Knesset - not the US Congress.

on Thursday, April 17th, Lauton said

Two pro-Israel groups means they control discussion with two different reasons Americans should give tax money to Israel. The two part demographics mean you have to support one reason or the other depending on your party preference. Israel FTW.

on Thursday, April 17th, Osama bin Laden said

What do you mean its 'about time'? JStreet is just the left-wing of international Zionism. Why should I, as an Aryan American, be applauding an alien ethnic interest group? Sorry, you totally got this one wrong.

on Thursday, April 17th, Big Al said

Why so much talk about Israel? How many lobbying groups does Germany, England, or China have for their diverse views?