Attendees at J Street’s annual conference
in Washington, DC, reportedly applauded when a speaker on Monday pushed
for the right of return for Palestinian refugees and their descendants,
and when he called on Israel to recognize the Nakba, or the catastrophe
as Palestinians refer to the displacement of refugees surrounding
Israel’s creation.
J Street Trash Applauds "Arabs Right of Return"
J Street bills itself as the “pro-Israel,
pro-peace” lobby. Since its founding in 2008, J Street has come under
fire from the Israeli government and from some pro-Israel figures in
Washington for its criticism of the Israeli government.
American law professor and prominent pro-Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz accused the lobby group
last year of “totally undercutting American policy toward Iran,” and of
misrepresenting the views of prominent Israelis over thwarting Iran.
J Street, in response, accused Dershowitz of “attacking positions we have not taken.
J Street Trash Applauds "Arabs Right of Return"
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