Friday, June 25, 2010
This is just more proof that J Street is not "pro-Israel," but instead are all about their own leftist agenda -- a continuation of policies from failed Israeli politicians: J Street Goes Even Further Left - Kadima goes right.
...Sensing an opportunity earlier this week, Livni blasted Netanyahu for easing the blockade on Gaza.
"In the neighborhood where we live Israel has to take decisions on the basis of its own interests and not under pressure," Livni said. "Acting under pressure signals weakness and we cannot allow ourselves to do that."
So the leader of Kadima has now become even more hardline than Likud on an issue of paramount importance to the anti-Israel left, and she has explicitly rejected the premise of J Street - that U.S. pressure can resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
As Ben-Ami wrote on the Huffington Post this week, in the wake of a failed campaign to dissuade members of Congress from signing on to AIPAC-sponsored letters in support of Israel's right of self-defense, Congress should stop offering unqualified support for Israel and "stand behind the President - or at least not stand in his way - if he steps forward in the coming months with a meaningful initiative to lead the way to a negotiated two-state agreement."
Translation: Stand with President Obama as he pressures Israel to take decisions that are not in what Israeli leaders, and the Israeli public, see as their best interests...
More here.
Related J Street bashing: The J Street Test
The House of Representatives passed the Iran sanctions bill by a 408-8 vote. Who are the eight? Well, there is an interesting overlap with J Street's favorite lawmakers...
At the "J Street Test" link.
Drilling down, Nappy's not surprised to see these three in J Street PAC's rogue's gallery:- Mike Capuano, MA-8
- Barney Frank, MA-4
- Jim McGovern, MA-3
But it is a surprise not to find Steve Lynch among those J Street endorses.Nappy is disappointed, however, to see Capuano on the list considering how strongly he came out against SDP a few years ago.