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J STREET

You know I have been a long critic of the Israel lobby. They have "forced" all administrations since the Second World War to conform to a lock-step approach to Middle Eastern policy both to the detriment of the US and Israel itself.

They are unforgiving, inflexible and filled with hatred for the Palestinians.

I am not a big fan of the Palestinians either but I know that they have been severely kicked around by generations of Israelis and the Israeli government.

Yesterday I saw a film from Israel itself describing the horrendous Israeli record.

Now there is a new jewish lobby. More moderate.

I love the name. "J Street" rhymes with K Street. There is no J street in DC. Guess they mean "jew".

Moderate in America’s Jewish Lobby Causes a Stir

When I write this I have to think that, if I was more important, I would be attacked this afternoon as anti-semitic.

This is the game that the traditional American Jewish lobby plays.

I hate this kind of thing. They can be right bastards.

The Obamas are not going to play the old games. They are encouraging the moderate jews by reaching out to them.

Good for them.

Labels: Administration Obama, Israel