Well, maybe not quite a U-Turn, but let's just say that the fledgling lobby has walked back its pick-no-side position on Gaza . This it did in an unsigned response to Eric Yoffie and a message from executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami. In the former, it portrays itself as part of a large company of worried Israel supporters; the latter includes these lines:
J Street unequivocally condemns Hamas’ indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israel and its use of terror against civilians over the years.J Street's skepticism about the Israeli assault and its earnest desire for a ceasefire remain intact, but it has rhetorically made clear that it is a pro-Israel more than a pro-two-state-solution enterprise. That puts it (back) in the mainstream of Jewish peace organizations, in Israel and abroad.We reiterate that J Street is deeply committed to Israel, its security and the safety of its citizens.
Not exactly! I won't give them a cent and don't think that anyone else I know will either. AIPAC is good enough for this progressive!