Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA     OP-ED “J Street” Has Moved Outside the Pale What kind of Jew would go to non-Jewish legislators and lobby them to embargo arms intended for Israel? By Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer (December 5, 2024 / Israel National News) We don’t do excommunications anymore. There are many reasons, many obvious. And sometimes we do not have to because the subjects excommunicate themselves. “J Street” is a self-excluding entity of Jew-haters: Not that they hate all Jews. They have room for George Soros and Bernie Sanders. They proudly take the lead in sabotaging the one and only country of the Jews. Enough to set themselves outside the machaneh, the “camp,” of Klal Yisrael (the Community of Israel). And they have room for unabashed Israel-haters. Two years ago, they circulated a petition stating that Ilhan Omar is not antisemitic . . . and not even anti-Israel. Let us be clear. All because a Jew thinks diametrically differently from you or from the majority does not separate that Jew from the Community of Israel. But there are those who truly are outside the pale. They have been there throughout Jewish history: the Kamenevs, Zionovievs, Radeks, and Trotskys. They come in different times and in different forms and shapes. In our day, they include forms like “IfNotNow,” “Jewish Voice for Peace,” and Jews in “Students for Justice in Palestine.” But “J Street” occupies a unique place. In This World (Olam HaZeh), it devolves on us to exclude them, to maintain our distance, just as Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses Our Teacher) warned Jews of his time to maintain their distance from Korach and his assemblage. The thing is, Korach was a tzaddik, a righteous Jew, when compared to “J Street.” He had been at Mt. Sinai and believed in G-d. He fulfilled mitzvot, observed the Shabbat and kashrut laws. His tragedy was his pursuit of personal prestige that defied the order of life that G-d had set forth. He brought tragedy on himself and on his followers. But he did not really aim to bring tragedy on Klal Yisrael, the greater Community of Israel. By contrast, “J Street” would, if they ever were to actualize their efforts. Really, we can stop here by noting that George Soros helped launch “J Street” with $750,000 of his money. “J Street”s” leader’s response: “I am very, very proud that our movement and what we are trying to do is aligned with the values and principles of George Soros and we are proud to have his support.” Need more? Apparently, they did because Soros gave them another million dollars in August 2022. And even more. They also got $811,697 from Hong Kong donor Consolacion Esdicul. That revelation set off so much journalistic investigating. It emerged that she lived in Happy Valley, Hong Kong, and was a friend of a non-Jewish guy who made his fortune by betting on horses, often at $250,000 a race, at the Happy Valley race track. As explained in the Jerusalem Post: “Why would a Hong Kong individual contribute as much as one half of J Street’s budget? Actually, Esdicul’s contribution is in line with J Street’s ... taking of money from pro-Saudi activists, Arab-American leaders, Muslim activists, State Department Arabists, a Palestinian billionaire and even a Turkish American who helped produce the anti-American and antisemitic film ‘Valley of the Wolves.’” Money matters. Reuters reported that Obama’s administration paid “J Street” $576,500 to promote Obama’s Iran Deal, which American Jewry so deeply opposed. In a 2010 exposé, the Washington Times reported that “J Street” had paid $56,000 over six months to a public relations and marketing firm co-owned by the leader of “J Street.” The president of Charity Navigator called the shoddy ethics of the situation “Messy.” A “J Street” national college spokesperson published that Ben & Jerry’s had acted well in declaring their anti-Israel boycott. “J Street” featured Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) at a convention. Of course the presentation was virally antisemitic. “J Street” has worked to bring down Birthright-Israel, the program that brings young Jews to experience Israel and build their Zionist commitment and pride. The anti-Israel group IfNotNow was founded and has been led by a massive lineup of present and former “J Street” people. CONTINUE READING     Share This Email Share This Email   DONATE     Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2024, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice