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Article: J Street: pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, pro-peace.
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- Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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WASHINGTON, DC: The J Street conference was by any account a tremendous success. For the first time ever, a pro-Israel organization convened in Washington to voice constructive criticism of the Israeli government's more extreme policies.
J Street defines itself as "pro-Israel", but also supports a Palestinian state. It wants the United States government to push hard for an immediate settlement freeze as a prelude to full-scale negotiations.
J Street's leaders insist that it was not created in opposition to AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby. The organization's executive director, Jeremy Ben-Ami, even praises AIPAC for promoting strong US-Israel ties. ...