Hours after Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, the president of the “pro-Israel, pro-peace” organization J Street took a victory lap in an effusive e-mail to supporters. “Wow,” Jeremy Ben-Ami wrote. “What a week! As J Streeters leave the Democratic National Convention fired up and ready to go, it’s clear we’re having a greater impact than ever.” He added that “the vice president’s remarks on Israel-Palestine were perhaps the clearest articulation of J Street’s values from a presidential nominee.”
by Abba A. Solomon
August 28, 2024
[article’s focus is on J Street, a prominent liberal Zionist group in the US.]
perhaps if both populations gave more care for their neighbors instead of ancient holy books and invisible friends things might improve.