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December 27, 2018

In Attacking Birthright, J Street Drops Its Pro-Israel Pretensions

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Founded in 2011 as a “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobbying group that could provide a counterweight to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), J Street has recently taken to attacking Birthright—the nonpartisan and nondenominational program that arranges free visits to Israel for young Jews. David M. Weinberg comments:

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December 27, 2018

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