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A Defense of J Street to Criticism from Fellow Reform Rabbis

By Rabbi John Rosove

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/rabbijohnrosovesblog/item/a_defense_of_j_street_to_criticism_from_fellow_reform_rabbis

The entirety of this debate actually is about what it means to be pro-Israel – not what it means to be pro-Palestinian. We believe it is pro-Israel to advocate for Israelis to stop building settlements. We believe it is pro-Israel to advocate for US leadership in getting a deal. Of course it's pro-Israel to advocate that the Palestinians should stop incitement and fight terror – but we're going to have little impact on the internal Palestinian debate on how best to gain their freedom (even though we have made statements precisely on those points). We are going to have an impact on the Jewish debate over what it means to be pro-Israel.

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Comments:	A friend has recommended you read the following from The Jewish Journal... A Defense of J Street to Criticism from Fellow Reform Rabbis The entirety of this debate actually is about what it means to be pro-Israel – not what it means to be pro-Palestinian. We believe it is pro-Israel to advocate for Israelis to stop building settlements. We believe it is pro-Israel to advocate for US leadership in getting a deal. Of course it's pro-Israel to advocate that the Palestinians should stop incitement and fight terror – but we're going to have little impact on the internal Palestinian debate on how best to gain their freedom (even though we have made statements precisely on those points). We are going to have an impact on the Jewish debate over what it means to be pro-Israel. http://www.jewishjournal.com/rabbijohnrosovesblog/item/a_defense_of_j_street_to_criticism_from_fellow_reform_rabbis Sign up for our free email news alerts at http://www.jewishjournal.com/email.

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