J Street President, Speaking at DNC Panel, Says Anti-Israel Protesters ‘Don’t Intend’ To Offend Jews

CHICAGO—J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami said left-wing protesters who chant anti-Semitic slogans "don’t intend" to offend Jews and need help understanding "the history of the Jewish people and the things that they can and can’t say." Like other Jewish events on the Democratic National Committee sidelines, his comments came from a location that organizers did not publicly disclose due to security concerns.

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Who Is Ilan Goldenberg, Kamala Harris’s New Liaison to the Jews?

Under pressure to demonstrate she is not as hostile to Israel as some might believe, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Monday named a campaign liaison to the Jewish community.

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House Poised To Vote To Codify Official Definition of Anti-Semitism in Face of Left-Wing Objections

The U.S. House could vote to codify an official and widely accepted definition of anti-Semitism as early as Wednesday, but some Democratic lawmakers are objecting. They prefer a far narrower definition crafted by progressive critics of Israel.

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Randi Weingarten Joins J Street Board

Teachers union leader Randi Weingarten, who presided over a disastrous nationwide shutdown of schools during the coronavirus pandemic, is joining the board of one of the country’s most prominent anti-Israel groups.

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Cruz Challenger Who Says He's Pro-Israel Rakes in $200K From Anti-Israel Group

The Texas Democrat running to unseat Senator Ted Cruz says he supports Israel but has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from an anti-Israel group.

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Koch, Soros Operatives Host Secret Meeting To Plot Iran Nuke Deal Revival

A coalition of progressive activists bankrolled by George Soros, Charles Koch, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund are mounting a secret lobbying campaign to revive the Iran nuclear deal by tying it to the Iranian human rights movement, according to internal correspondence obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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Blinken Elevates Palestinian Claims to Jerusalem at J Street Conference

Secretary of State Antony Blinken elevated Palestinian claims to Jerusalem during a keynote speech on Sunday before the anti-Israel group J Street, which Blinken described as “a remarkable organization.”

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Welcome, Bibi: Blinken To Headline Anti-Israel J Street Conference

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to headline a conference held by one of the foremost anti-Israel groups in the country, a move that is being interpreted as a shot at Israel's newly elected government led by incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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WATCH: J Street Rabbi Has ‘Fangirl Moment’ During Chance Encounter With Anti-Semitic Dictator

WATCH: J Street Rabbi Has ‘Fangirl Moment’ During Chance Encounter With Anti-Semitic Dictator

Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has repeatedly denounced Israel as a "terrorist state," met an unlikely admirer during his stroll through Manhattan over the weekend. Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg of Queens, N.Y., a prominent supporter of the liberal advocacy group J Street, had a "fangirl moment" upon encountering the notorious anti-Semitic dictator in Central Park.

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Pollak: The Dream of Peace in Israel Is Becoming a Reality

This is a miraculous development, one that the foreign policy establishment in Washington, DC, said was impossible. But it is happening, thanks to President Donald Trump.