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April 15, 2008
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J Street J Street statement on Israeli interception of arms ship in the Mediterranean:

Source: www.jstreet.org
J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement upon news that Israel intercepted a ship believed to have been carrying weapons from Iran to Hezbollah:
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J Street Interview with Jeremy Ben-Ami on NPR's Weekend Edition. Pass it on!

Source: www.npr.org
A bold new Jewish lobbying group called "J Street" held its debut convention in Washington, D.C., this past week, and it's raising eyebrows in the American Jewish community. J Street was founded ...
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J Street Couldn't make it to DC? Home from the conference and already missing the exciting conversations and energy? Check out tons of video, photos, interviews and more at http://conference.jstreet.org

Source: conference.jstreet.org
In a full page ad running in the Washington Post, Haaretz, and Jewish weeklies all over the United States, current Israeli politicians and other Israeli notables congratulated J Street on its first inaugural conference.
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J Street Tune in at 9AM at http://conference.jstreet.org to check out Jonathan Chait and Matt Yglesias debate "What It Means to Be Pro-Israel" as we kick off another exciting day at our conference!

Source: conference.jstreet.org
In a full page ad running in the Washington Post, Haaretz, and Jewish weeklies all over the United States, current Israeli politicians and other Israeli notables congratulated J Street on its first inaugural conference.
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J Street We aimed for 1,000 people at our conference - but we just past the 1,500 mark and it's climbing. Here's MJ Rosenberg on what this means for our movement.

Source: tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com
Sure Jeremy Ben Ami worked for two years to get to this moment, and then assembled a terrific team. Obama helped. So did the disastrous Gaza war and its ugly aftermath. And then the haters piled on, only causing hundreds of people to sign up for the conference at the last minute. ...
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J Street Keep up with all the latest conference happenings at http://conference.jstreet.org. We'll be webcasting many sessions, posting photos, blogging, and hearing from our conference's (many!) participants as the week continues.

Source: conference.jstreet.org
Middlebury Student Moriel Rothman blogged the first day of the JStreetU segment of the first annual J Street Conference. Finally. I am at here at the beginning of the J Street U segment of the J Street ...
Phil Brewer
Phil Brewer
You guys are impressively civil and respectful of each other even though your level of disagreement is profound. You will accomplish what a thousand insults (or bombs) will not.
October 31 at 8:05am
Phil Brewer
Phil Brewer
PS: Watch Bill Moyers' interview of Judge Goldsone at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10232009/watch.html
October 31 at 8:07am
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J Street Washington Post previews our conference, which kicks off tomorrow!

Source: www.washingtonpost.com
A Washington conference hosted this week by a new liberal Jewish advocacy group has sparked a diplomatic row and proxy battle over the Obama administration's stance on Israel at a time of simmering tensions between Washington and Israel's right-leaning government.
Peter Eckstein
Peter Eckstein
kol hakavod. make the dream happen!!!!
October 25 at 7:31pm
Martin Mould
Martin Mould
Terrific opening night. Jeremy totally rocked.
October 25 at 9:49pm
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J Street Check out Jeff Goldberg's interview with Jeremy on the eve of our conference:

Source: jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com
Jeremy Ben-Ami of the liberal lobbying group J Street is the man of the moment: The group's upcoming conference in Washington has become a source of great controversy for many reasons. I interviewed Ben-Ami yesterday by telephone, and here is an edited transcript of our conversation. ...
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J Street Hope everyone will take 2 minutes to read this great piece by Rebecca Abou-Chedid

Source: www.foreignpolicy.com
This week, former AIPAC and Israeli embassy official Lenny Ben-David published an article revealing that I had given a donation to the "pro-Israel and pro-peace" organization J Street. Because ...
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J Street Here's our statement on the Israeli Embassy's participation in our upcoming conference: http://www.jstreet.org/blog/?p=644

Source: www.jpost.com
Israel's Ambassador to the US Michael Oren has decided not to attend the J Street conference being held next week, the Israeli embassy said Tuesday.
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J Street Jim Jones to keynote J Street Conference this October 25-28 in DC! Register at http://www.jstreet.org/conference

Source: www.politico.com
Laura Rozen's POLITICO.com blog reports on the world of foreign policy from Foggy Bottom to the White House, the Hill to Embassy Row.
Martin Mould
Martin Mould
I don't care much what Faux Noise says-about anything. Their whining is the same tactic used in the past by the Christian Right trying to convince people that they are victims.
October 26 at 6:28am
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Source: www.jpost.com
Kadima MK Nachman Shai ripped into the Israeli embassy here Wednesday for shunning J Street, warning that it was a mistake that would alienate an important part of the American Jewish community.
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J Street 11 days until the J Street conference! Learn more and register here: http://www.jstreet.org/conference

Source: www.thejewishweek.com
NY Resources select belowBakeries/SpecialtiesButcherCampsCaterersClubs & CafesCommunity CentersCommunity CouncilsCultural GroupsDairy RestaurantsEducationEducation - Adult EducationEducation - Day Schools/Yeshivas ...
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J Street Check out Jeremy's open letter to Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren:

Source: www.jpost.com
Dear Ambassador Oren, I am writing to reiterate an invitation to you to address the first National Conference of the new pro-Israel lobby, J Street taking place later this month
Martin Mould
Martin Mould
Disagreeing with the Likud-Beiteinu Govt IS fighting for Israel, just as fighting the Cheney-Bush admin was fighting for our own country.
October 21 at 8:40am
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J Street Livni: This is the time for a decision, a
decision between a Jewish state and a state of all its citizens with a
solid Palestinian majority between the sea and the Jordan River. A
Jewish state will only be maintained through a two-state arrangement.
Any other way will lead to one other country between the sea and the
Jordan River which is not Jewish.

Source: www.ynetnews.com
News: Opposition chairwoman addresses Knesset during opening of winter session, says government causing Israel to lose world's support
Bharat Balan
Bharat Balan
I think J Street should have a much stronger presence in the Universities. Grassroots student activism is very much necessary to get both progressive jews and gentiles, who are both Pro-Israeli and Pro-Peace, to make J Street's presence known.
October 21 at 9:18pm