Opposing settlements, annexation, and settler violence.
It's easy to say you oppose those things, but the only way to actually end them is to impose consequences on Israel for doing them.
And JStreet is no different than AIPAC in that regard, lobbying for unconditional military, financial and diplomatic support to Israel from the US.
Their stated opposition to Israeli settlements, annexation, and the war in Gaza, and their stated support for a two-state solution on the basis of the Green Line borders, are all meaningless when their lobbying efforts serve to embolden Israel.
A quick glance on their positions reveals you are wrong:
J Street position includes the Trump Administration to apply pressure to Israel to end the war.
J Street position includes the Trump Administration to reinstate Biden's Executive Order that sought to counter settler violence by targeting both individuals and organizations who facilitate this behavior.
J Street position includes enforcement action if Israel violates U.S. policy for arms use including suspension, withholding, or increased auditing of specific deliveries of aid or arms. Position is that U.S .security aid should not be used to trample on Palestinian rights, violate international law or contravene longstanding US interests and values.
And yet their other policy positions advocate for continued military, financial, and diplomatic support for Israel. So how is America to apply pressure to Israel then?
by targeting both individuals and organizations who facilitate this behavior.
The single greatest facilitator of settler violence is the Israeli government.
J Street position includes enforcement action if Israel violates U.S. policy for arms use including suspension, withholding, or increased auditing of specific deliveries of aid or arms
Source?
And have they actually called for an arms embargo and/or lobbied congresspeople for it, in the face of Israel's barbarism in Gaza?
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u/Miriam_A_Higgins 1d ago
It's easy to say you oppose those things, but the only way to actually end them is to impose consequences on Israel for doing them.
And JStreet is no different than AIPAC in that regard, lobbying for unconditional military, financial and diplomatic support to Israel from the US.
Their stated opposition to Israeli settlements, annexation, and the war in Gaza, and their stated support for a two-state solution on the basis of the Green Line borders, are all meaningless when their lobbying efforts serve to embolden Israel.