JStreet
J Street () is a nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group based in the United States whose aims include strengthening Jewish democracy in Israel, promoting a diplomatic end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a two-state solution, and opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. J Street describes itself as "the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans who want Israel to be secure, democratic and the national home of the Jewish people". Many right-wing and Zionist critics allege that J Street and the policies they support are anti-Israel. Left-wing and anti-Zionist critics reject J Street's positions in favor of Zionism and aid to Israel, its rejection of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and human rights organizations' allegations of a Gaza genocide, and past efforts against Palestinian statehood. Etymology J Street, as an American lobby organization aimed at Washington leaders and policymakers, derived its name from the alphabe ...
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Jeremy Ben-Ami
Jeremy Ben-Ami (born 1962) is an American lawyer and activist who is the founder and president of J Street (advocacy group), J Street, a liberal advocacy organization in dedicated to promoting American leadership to end the Arab–Israeli conflict, Arab-Israeli and Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israel-Palestinian conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. He is also the executive director of JStreetPAC, which endorses and raises money for federal candidates. Early life and education Ben-Ami grew up in New York City. He is the son of the late Eve and the late Yitshaq Ben-Ami. His father was born in Mandatory Palestine, but moved to the United States. Ben-Ami grew up in a Jewish home and became Bar Mitzvah at Temple Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan.Alisa Biran, Jeremy Ben-Ami
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