tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post4103390316156713489..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: J Street From IsraelYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-29965157567834274052009-10-23T19:49:46.424+02:002009-10-23T19:49:46.424+02:00An excellent article by Chuck Freilich that appear...An excellent article by Chuck Freilich that appears in today's "Washington Jewish Week":<br /><br />http://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11654&SectionID=31&SubSectionID=&S=1<br /><br />My beef is not over the issues (on some, I agree with J Street). It is about the best ways of ensuring the long-term vitality of the U.S.-Israeli relationship and the security and well-being of Israel.<br /><br />It is presumptuous of our brethren in the U.S., and frankly offensive, for them to believe that they "know better" what is right for Israel. The Jewish state is a vibrant, pluralistic democracy. Only Israel's citizens, who endure the consequences, bear the responsibility for its policies. The place to change Israel's policies is in Israel, not Washington. A corollary of sovereignty is the right to err. We waited for that right for 2,000 years.<br /><br />J Street's stated position, that it "supports political solutions over military ones" regarding the Palestinians and "strongly opposes the use of force by Israel or the U.S." against Iran, is the height of presumption and chutzpah. So was its position earlier this year, during the Gaza operation, when it opined that "escalation will prove counterproductive" and called for an immediate cease-fire.AKUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-58833355569642846132009-10-22T06:20:19.898+02:002009-10-22T06:20:19.898+02:00The most disturbing aspect of J-Street is the cont...The most disturbing aspect of J-Street is the contemptuous and contemptible way in which it circumvents Israeli democracy.<br /><br />Whatever arguments J Street has to make about Israeli policy should be made, not to Congress in English in Washington, but to the Israeli electorate in Hebrew in Israel.<br /><br />I suspect the J-Street crowd has failed to convince Israelis, and so (reprehensibly) tries to circumvent Israeli democracy.Independent Observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-70905328109256126442009-10-22T04:46:40.172+02:002009-10-22T04:46:40.172+02:00Yaacov,
A statement by KFJ at Jewschool may be he...Yaacov,<br /><br />A statement by <a href="http://jewschool.com/2009/01/23/14920/ami-edens-pro-israel-related-editorial-analysis/" rel="nofollow">KFJ at Jewschool</a> may be helpful:<br /><br /><i>Only the pursuit now of policies which actively make progress towards Palestinian demands can be considered pro-peace.</i><br /><br />That statement encapsulates, for me, JStreet’s approach and direction in which to influence American policy. If you support this statement, support JStreet. If you don’t, join the tens of thousands of American Jews who passionately support <a href="http://www.aipac.org/694.asp" rel="nofollow">AIPAC’s efforts</a>, building on a half century of success, to further strengthen and advance the American-Israeli relationship.Avigdorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008730229882004376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-6468957730283950682009-10-21T21:24:41.826+02:002009-10-21T21:24:41.826+02:00Hello Yaccov,
I've spent a long time researc...Hello Yaccov, <br /><br />I've spent a long time researching how many Palestinians have died since 1881. I have the results here: http://horsesanddefinitions.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-larger-version-click-on-image.html<br /><br />I hope you find it useful. Footnotes are avilable at the bottom of the post.Folderolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674335938397735100noreply@blogger.com