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Point/Counterpoint

Jeremy Ben-Ami

Dershowitz ‘yes’ on two states really a ‘no’

Alan Dershowitz wants in — to the “Community of Yes,” J Street’s new campaign to rally broad-based American support for meaningful presidential leadership to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We believe that a major presidential effort will be required to achieve our goal — ensuring Israel’s security and future as a Jewish and democratic home — [...]

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Dershowitz

J Street’s Israel TV ad smacks of McCarthyism

J Street, the leftist lobbying organization that claims to be pro-Israel, is running a television ad that divides the world into two groups: the good guys who support the two-state solution, the end of the occupation and peace; and the bad guys who oppose these results and instead favor a continuation of violence. Pictured as [...]

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Nathan Diament (courtesy of the Orthodox Union)

Don’t exclude in the name of inclusion

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Lynn Schusterman, a passionate and impactful philanthropic leader in the American Jewish community, has called upon Jewish organizations to adopt policies that will foster greater inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Jews in the community. Specifically, in a recently published essay, Schusterman asked “all Jewish organizations to join [her] foundation in [...]

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Lynn Schusterman (Schusterman Family Foundation)

Embrace LGBT Jews as vital members of the community

TULSA, Okla. (JTA) — Next week, as millions of people around the world celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, we in the Jewish community will mark the occasion with a pivotal milestone: the first-ever Jewish LGBT Movement Building Convening, to be held June 27-29 in California. Organized by the leading Jewish LGBT [...]

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