The left is buzzing about a new lobbying group called "J Street"
that professes to be a "true" pro-Israel lobbying group that
reflects the opinions of liberal Jews. It hopes to provide a
counterbalance to AIPAC.
Noah Pollak has details from the group's
conference call, including this tidbit:
J Street places near the top of its list of
supporters someone named Avram Burg, who may not ring a bell to
many Americans, but who is notorious in Israel. Burg advocates,
among other things, the dissolution
of Israel as a Jewish state; recommends that Israeli parents secure
foreign passports for their children; and
compares Israel today to late 1930's Germany. When asked during
the call why someone like Burg is affiliated with J Street, the
group's proprietors downplayed and misrepresented the man's
radicalism. It is difficult to imagine how the J Streeters believe
their organization will be taken seriously as a pro-Israel lobby at
the same time they advertise the endorsement of a figure like Avram
Burg.
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