10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (860+ words) This week, Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, denounced J Street as "a cancer within the Jewish community," igniting a fierce debate over who gets to call themselves pro-Israel. Former Ambassador Michael Herzog soon joined in, arguing that…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (168+ words) This week's Word on the Street Live was one of those conversations I really want people to sit with and share in their own circles. From the start, I tried to set a clear frame for how I think we…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1216+ words) In January of this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Economist: "I want to taper off the military aid within the next ten years." Asked if he meant reducing it to zero, he replied: "Yes. We've come of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1008+ words) We fill the gap between extremes on Israel/Palestine and on critical issues for Jewish Americans, providing thoughtful commentary and practical solutions for readers to bring into their community conversations. Published by J Street. A Roadmap to the 23-State Solution…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (931+ words) A few weeks ago, I wrote here that attacking Tom Malinowski is no way to build American " or Democratic " support for Israel. Not prone to follow my advice, AIPAC went ahead and did it anyway, pouring $2. 3 million into a low-visibility…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (242+ words) For nearly 15 years, his strategy was clear: Undercut moderates in the West Bank, empower Hamas in Gaza and keep Palestinians divided. As long as Gaza and the West Bank remained politically split, there could be no meaningful talks on a…...