ארכיון J Street - Mitvim https://mitvim.org.il/en/tag/j-street/ מתווים Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:11:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://mitvim.org.il/wp-content/uploads/fav-300x300.png ארכיון J Street - Mitvim https://mitvim.org.il/en/tag/j-street/ 32 32 Supporting Iran Deal Doesn’t Make J Street anti-Israel https://mitvim.org.il/en/publication/supporting-iran-deal-doesnt-make-j-street-anti-israel/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:10:23 +0000 https://mitvim.org.il/?post_type=publication&p=4345 Following Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog’s announcement that he opposed the Iranian nuclear deal, right-wing critics wasted no time accusing J Street of being anti-Israel, pointing out that the organization’s extensive efforts to support the deal now fall squarely outside the bounds even of left-wing Zionist discourse. This accusation misses the point entirely: It foremost mischaracterizes pro-Israel support for the deal, ignores the political context in Israel, and most importantly reflects outdated notions of how best to support Israel in an increasingly divided U.S. Congress. The challenges facing each country’s mainstream left differ, leading them to sometimes diverge on strategy. (originally published in Haaretz)

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]]> Following Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog’s announcement that he opposed the Iranian nuclear deal, right-wing critics wasted no time accusing J Street of being anti-Israel, pointing out that the organization’s extensive efforts to support the deal now fall squarely outside the bounds even of left-wing Zionist discourse. This accusation misses the point entirely: It foremost mischaracterizes pro-Israel support for the deal, ignores the political context in Israel, and most importantly reflects outdated notions of how best to support Israel in an increasingly divided U.S. Congress. The challenges facing each country’s mainstream left differ, leading them to sometimes diverge on strategy.

הפוסט Supporting Iran Deal Doesn’t Make J Street anti-Israel הופיע לראשונה ב-Mitvim.

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