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Oppose Iraq War Architect John Bolton as National Security Adviser

Iraq war architect and Iran war advocate John Bolton is reportedly one of four candidates being interviewed for National Security Adviser. CNN says there are “signs of strong support inside and outside the administration for Bolton.” Urge your representatives to oppose the nomination of John Bolton to be National Security Adviser by signing our petition…
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Why Is the ‘New York Times’ Swiftboating J Street?

On July 23, the New York Times published an op-ed by Shmuel Rosner, political editor at The Jewish Journal and a senior fellow at The Jewish People Policy Institute, which made the following claim: There are American organizations (such as J Street) that support goals that barely any Israeli agrees with, that nevertheless flaunt the pro-Israel label.     No explanation…
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Obama, Congress: Heed J Street, Call Israeli Settlements Illegal

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced that the Israeli government is seizing nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land for another massive settlement project. The Israeli group Peace Now has called it the largest land grab in 30 years. Urge President Obama and Members of Congress to heed J Street’s call to say that Israeli…
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Could We Make @BilldeBlasio Meet with J Street?

 It was, without doubt, a world-historical moment last Thursday when AIPAC concededthat its push to sabotage U.S. diplomacy with Iran had been decisively rebuked. As theNew York Times noted, it had been decades since AIPAC lost such a high-profile showdown so decisively. But it seems very unlikely that AIPAC is finished trying to obstruct realistic diplomacy with…
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U.S. Boat to Gaza is a Quarter Jewish – “Not Too Shabby!”

According to the New York Times, a quarter of the passengers on the U.S. Boat to Gaza are Jewish. What does it mean that the U.S. Boat to Gaza is a quarter Jewish? According to the noted American Jewish commentator Adam Sandler, a quarter Jewish is "not too shabby!" Maybe the U.S. Boat to Gaza…