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Well, This Might Make Me Want to Occupy Wall Street
October 10, 2011Craig Dubow, CEO of Gannett, stands to collect as much as $ 37 million in retirement Jeffrey Goldberg : The Atlantic
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Oh, Hey, J Street. Yom Ha’atzmaut Looks Good on You.
May 13, 2011In honor of Israel’s 63rd birthday, and the 3rd anniversary of the founding of J Street, J Street NYC has made a series of 8 short videos featuring folks talking why they’re “on J Street,” reading excerpts from Israel’s Declaration of Independence, and sending birthday wishes and advice to Israel. The videos are a great [...]
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From the J Street conference to TribeFest, division and convergence
April 3, 2011Very few people attended both J Street’s second conference and the Jewish federation’s young leaders soiree TribeFest within the same week. I may have been the only one. At the intersection of upstart and establishment worlds, I saw firsthand the tides of change swirling within the North American Jewish community. (See my report on J [...]
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Round up: J Street conference – first full day
March 1, 2011I was fortunate enough to get interviews (on video!) with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf of the Cordoba Initiative and Mona Eltahawy, both incredible thinkers and speakers. The internet at my hostel (and at the conference) is incredibly slow, so I’ll post them once I’m back at home. More generally, though, the conference this year has [...]
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You can find me (overwhelmed) on J Street
March 1, 2011I find myself overwhelmed. My heart has been bursting with pride for two days. Tomorrow I lead two delegations to legislators on Capital Hill, bouyed by the show of grassroots power I just witnessed. Check that, no, that I have helped build. This weekend, I remember why I do what I do. And I celebrated with [...]
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J Street U and Birthright: The closest were getting to the full story
February 2, 2011First, J Street U announced they were doing a Birthright trip this summer. Then, they said then Birthright canceled it. Then, Birthright said they never approved it in the first place. So is Birthright telling the real story? Or is J Street U? According to a new in-depth analysis of the situation from New Voices [...]
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J Street U and Birthright: together at last!
January 26, 2011The New Voices blog pointed out today that J Street U, the college arm of J Street, will begin offering a Birthright trip this summer called, “Explore Israel: Progressive Zionism and Social Justice.” As Ben Sales points in the post, this means two things. Both of these things were already known by some, but denied [...]
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70 Faces Book Tour, part 1: March in Massachusetts
January 21, 2011The 70 Faces book tour kicks off in mid-March! I know March is a ways away, but I’m excited and wanted to share the news. Put these events on your calendar if you’re in or near any of these spots! Here are the confirmed dates for March, all in my home state. (I’m exploring the [...]
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British Foreign Secretary Calls Anti-Wall Protests Legitimate Non-Violent Resistance
November 4, 2010I just published a post slamming Britain’s foreign secretrary, William Hague and I’m afraid I’m going to have to take most of it back. Eyal Clyne just sent me a link to an amazing Haaretz story reporting on Hague’s address to Palestinian anti-Wall activists. It’s worth translating significant portions of the article: “When negotiations seem [...]
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Avi Dichters Spanish Self-Expulsion, 1492/2010
October 26, 2010One of the most traumatic events of Jewish history was the Spanish expulsion of its large Jewish community beginning in 1492 by the newly triumphant Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand. This event marked the beginning of the infamous Inquisition, one of the darkest moments in European history. Israeli MK, Avi Dichter faced his own self-induced [...]
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Follow the Money of Jewish Neocons
October 22, 2010I just came across this Ben Smith Politico post I missed when it came out during the J Street funding imbroglio. It notes that, at least according to J Street, the IRS was at fault for posting publicly the names of the donors to its 501c4. Here’s the organization’s statement: We are also committed to [...]
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Yediot Poll Notes Threat of Fascism in Israel
October 18, 2010I am usually loathe to use words like “fascism” in this blog to denote anything about Israel since the term is loaded, incendiary and draws fierce rebuke from apologists for Israeli policy here. But when I read polls like this one and see powerful graphics like this one published with the poll, then I realize [...]
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On the J Street Controversy
October 9, 2010Nathan Guttman puts the best spin possible on things:(J Street President Jeremy) Ben-Ami took full responsibility for not revealing in public the fact that Soros has been providing funds to J Street. He issued a statement carrying this message as the press and right-wing blogs were already in a frenzy of criticism against the group, [...]
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Advice for J Street
October 5, 2010From Natasha Mozgovaya, the Ha’aretz correspondent in Washington:J Street needs to make a clear decision – if they want to be truly inclusive, as they claim to be – they shouldn’t be afraid to be so, despite the price they may have to pay. By continuing their current modus operandi – trying to dodge controversy [...]