Israel’s Ambassador To US Slams JStreet: ‘Cancer In The Heart Of Jewish Community’
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter called J Street duplicitous and said its push for tighter arms limits would weaken Israel during wartime.
- Ambassador Yechiel Leiter denounced J Street in Washington on Monday, calling the advocacy group "duplicitous" for its stance on U.S. military aid to Israel.
- Tensions stem from J Street's "No More Blank Checks" policy, which urges Congress to impose stricter limits on offensive weapons; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Leiter oppose these calls.
- Labeling the group "a cancer within the Jewish community," Leiter urged pro-Israel activists to make J Street affiliation "politically toxic," pressing candidates to distance themselves.
- J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami fired back on Monday, stating Leiter should be "engaging seriously with us" instead of "calling us names." Ben-Ami noted his group represents a large segment of the American Jewish community.
- The clash highlights a deepening split within American Jewish politics regarding whether supporting Israel requires backing its elected government during war or includes organized opposition to specific policies.
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Israel’s Ambassador To US Slams JStreet: ‘Cancer In The Heart Of Jewish Community’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has sharply condemned the J Street advocacy group, accusing it of being “duplicitous” over its stance on US military aid to Israel, according to a Jerusalem Post report. “The worst thing about J Street is it’s duplicitous,” Leiter said at a National Task Force […]
Israel's U.S. ambassador calls J Street a 'cancer within Jewish community'
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter accused the liberal pro-Israel group of being 'duplicitous' over its calls to phase out U.S. military aid to Israel; J Street's president said Leiter should engage instead of 'calling us names'
Israeli ambassador: Bernie Sanders isn't Jewish; J Street is 'a cancer'
Israel’s ambassador to the United States denounces left-wing Mideast lobby group J Street, calling the organization “duplicitous” for presenting itself as a pro-Israel Jewish group. By World Israel News Staff Israel’s ambassador to the United States denounced Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and took aim at the left-wing Middle East advocacy group J Street this week, accusing the progressive organization of hiding behind a pro-Israel label while back…
'Cancer of the Jewish community': Amb. Leiter slams J Street's support of arms embargo on Israel
J Street recently changed its position on American security assistance to Israel and called for phasing out direct US military aid, including funding connected to systems such as Iron Dome.
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