J Street: Obama's Jewish Lobby
Despite reports that Arab money is helping fund the upstart (2008) Israel lobby that the Obama Administration has adopted as its own, it is accurate to describe as a organization representing Left wing views on Israel and related issues.
The Obama Administration has publicly adopted J Street as its voice in the Jewish American scene. When President Obama held his first meeting with American Jewish groups J Street was invited but several established Jewish organizations that unequivocally support the State of Israel did not receive invitations.
J Street represents a minority fringe segment of the American Jewish community. On the issue of Iran J Street opposes the imposition of sanctions on the current repressive regime. It steadfastly supports the Obama policy of negotiating with the a regime that has repeatedly threatened to destroy the State of Israel.
Moreover, J Street supports the outlandish conclusions of the notorious Goldstone Report that accuses Israel of deliberately targeting civilians in the Gaza War. One of
J Streets stars even went to work for Goldstone, while Israel's Prime Minister called Goldstone's report as dangerous as a nuclear Iran.
Even the left wing head of the Reform movement , Rabbi Eric Yoffie wrote that the group "
demonstrated an utter lack of empathy for Israel's predicament"
But the group's antagonism to Israel is precisely why the Obama Administration has chosen J Street to be the voice of the American Jewish community. It compliments the position of the Obama Administration.The Administration recently demonstrated its commitment to J Street by sending National Security Adviser Jim Jones to be a key note speaker at a J Street conference.
Every friend of Israel should be aware of J Street and its anti-Israel bias. We will be reporting on their shenanigans and their ties to the Obama Administration on a regular basis.