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Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support - opinion

Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018
The liberal Zionist position represents the best approach to sustain the US-Israel bilateral relationship, former adviser to US vice president Kamala Harris and J Street official Ilan Goldenberg told the ‘Post.’

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.

The panicked Israeli ambassador’s outburst against J Street - opinion

Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street


J Street’s political action committee to raise $1 million to oust Trump

For the first time, J Street’s affiliated political action committee will raise money for a presidential candidate, arguing that any of the Democrats running is preferable to President Donald Trump.

J Street chief Jeremy Ben-Ami

Whacking Israel as a one-dimensional piñata isn’t ‘nuanced dialogue’

Israel shouldn’t be radical Jews’ favorite “constant” target. It’s a rich, complex, sometimes flawed, ultimately wonderful democracy filled with amazing people pulling off everyday miracles daily.

Jerusalem from above

Jerry Nadler: U.S. shouldn't use military aid as 'pressure point' on Israel

Israel needs the aid for defense, the Democrat politician said.

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) waits to speak during a media briefing after a House vote approving rules for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019

Jews lobby non-Jews to browbeat Jews – what do you call that?

If Sanders and J Street were “pro-Israel,” they would echo the Israeli Left, which remains patriotic and fights Palestinian terrorism while fighting for peace with the Palestinians.

J Street chief Jeremy Ben-Ami

Know comment: J Street’s foul formula

The organization’s new strategy: cutting US military aid to coerce Israel into withdrawals

BERNIE SANDERS, one of several US Democratic candidates who spoke at J Street.

Nikki Haley slams Bernie Sanders: He 'outdid himself'

In a speech at the J Street conference, Sanders said some of the $3.8 billion should go to humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 20, 2018

Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet: I think about my family during the Holocaust every day

The son of a Holocaust survivor mother, Bennet, 54, was the superintendent of Denver public schools prior to being tapped in 2009 to fill the vacated Senate seat.

 Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)

At J Street, military assistance to Israel became a campaign issue - analysis

Outside the convention center’s main hall, a merchandise stand offered items including a sticker stating “This Jew is disloyal to bigots” depicting a caricature of US President Donald Trump.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

Ilhan Omar praises Breaking the Silence exhibit on 'occupation in Hebron'

This year, J Street's "Rise to the Moment" national conference saw speakers such as presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro and Amy Klobuchar.

U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) takes part in a discussion on "Impacts of Phobia in Our Civic and Political Discourse" during the Muslim Caucus Education Collective’s conference in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019

Klobuchar at J Street: Trump chose Russia over Israel

Pro-Israel presidential hopefully Amy Klobuchar would not commit to conditioning military aid to Israel on a building freeze in the settlements but didn’t rule it out.

Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2019 J Street National Conference