Saturday, February 27, 2010
I am quoted in this Boston Globe article about the aftermath of J Street's ill-fated Congressional trip -- cosponsored with CMEP -- to Israel: Delahunt's journey to Mideast upended - Canceled sessions stir debate among advocates for Israel. I spoke with reporter Farah Stockman for some time and it's always funny to see just what actually makes it into print (not much in a short article). I sense that Globe editors are virtually giddy over the idea that J Street is bringing a new definition to the term "pro-Israel" ("pressure-Israel" is more like it). That's my own impression based only on the fact that this article was assigned and not from anything Stockman told me, by the way.
At this point I'd simply be repeating myself again (again) by commenting on J Street and its false claim to deserving a place at the "pro-Israel" table with groups like AIPAC (see, for instance: J Street's Self Aggrandizement and Its Blind Eye For Terror).
...For decades, many American Jewish groups - including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a long-established and influential lobby - have been reluctant to second-guess the policies of Israel's elected government.
When they disagree with Israel, "they do it behind closed doors," said Martin Solomon, Boston-area blogger and businessman who writes the Israel-oriented blog Solomonia. "They don't want to give ammunition to people who mean to do real harm to the state."...
You can read the rest of the article for yourself. In spite of what Globe editors may intend, all continued coverage of this event is doing is adding another piece of evidence demonstrating how much trouble "pro-Israel" J Street has caused for the people they're supposed to be supporting. Besides, Hugo Chavez friend Delahunt has enough trouble of his own, and his quotes in the article aren't exactly removing the impression that he's hardly a friend of Israel.
JStreetJive is pretty direct: Boston Globe, in Typical Form, Provides its Readers with Little Background
