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Let’s rewind the tape to Jeremy’s first appearance at Tufts prestigious Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.  Not only was he invited to the Arabist school, but he was introduced by a former U.S. Ambassador (Yemen).  His leitmotifs fits the pattern of a classic demagogue:  “I am beset with enemies all around…they are rich and powerful…I, the small and meek voice will not be silenced.”
Of course, the millions funneled secretly to his organization by the likes of George Soros and the mystery woman from Hong Kong, Consolacion Ediscul, must never be revealed to the rank and file.   Transparency is apparently not J Street’s strong suit.

His speech at Tufts was markedly different from his later appearance in front of a Jewish audience.  He knew full well that his audience consisted of the MESA (Middle East Studies Association) crowd and the Arabist Fletcher School, perhaps the chief people- provisioner for the State Department.

For the benefit of that institution he wastes no time in defining the enemy as “right wing Jews, Evangelical Christians and Neo-cons.”  He knows his audience perfectly.  Of course, the Palestinian Arab cause represents the opposite:  Liberal and Progressive.  Forget about Muslim treatment of minorities, gays, women and the imposition of Sharia Law, just so long as we believe.  And forget about the 95% of Israelis who disagree with J Street and the faux Peace camp.  In carefully pruning his statistics, Ben Ami reminded his audience that 78% of the Jewish electorate voted for Obama.  But as is his habit, he prevaricates by claiming that Obama still enjoys a 60% approval rating among American Jews.  That figure has dropped precipitously now to 49% for his performance on Israel and less for his handling of the economy.   Jews are jumping off the Obama ship in droves, but on Planet J Street, he’s still the Messiah.

Since when does defending the Jewish state from annihilation constitute a “right wing” cause?  On Planet J Street it does of course.  And since when does pursuing a jihadist agenda whether Hamas’ or Fatah’s constitute Progressivism?  On Planet J Street it does. At the end of the day, J Street dishes out its platitudes of “the Other”, the humanism of Rabbi Hillel, etc., etc.  But Ben Ami has no answer for the increased terror following the Gaza withdrawal, for Hamas and Hezbollah rockets other than unrelenting pressure on Israel to cede land and to cede it immediately.  And, like all self-styled “Progressive” Jews he ends by truncating the famous passage from Deuteronomy:

“Justice, justice shall you pursue..”

Of course, the complete passage reads,

“Justice, justice shall you pursue so that you may live and possess the land that G-d is giving you.”

I asked a  Rabbi at the J Street conference last October if he could quote the complete sentence.  He could not.

“What’s Not to Believe?”

“I did not have sex with that woman”

“J Street is Pro Israel”

The embattled and embarrassed leader of J Street, Jeremy Ben Ami found himself in the middle of a firestorm of attention – most not to his liking – when he was abruptly ejected from a Reform – yes, a Reform synagogue last week near Boston. A group of congregants from Temple Beth Avodah in Newton, MA expressed their concern and outrage that a man whose organization has done so much to undermine the security of the Jewish State would be honored by an appearance at their synagogue. Still reeling from the explosive revelation that George- “Jews and Israel cause antisemitism” – Soros was a major funder of J Street, Ben Ami, the consummate Washington insider and spinmeister took those lemons and tried to make lemonade.
Try as he might to “turn the page” on the Soros affair, Ben Ami was dogged at every turn by pointed questions about the billionaire pirate’s funding. Deborah Becker – of all places – the local NPR affiliate, WBUR, pressed him on his obvious lying about the hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into J Street as did the editor of The Jewish Advocate, Steve Maas. The only people buying what J Street was selling, it would seem, were his lieutenants and the gathered faithful.

Squirm #1:

Anyone who believes that George Soros is “Pro Israel” deserves Ben Ami as Fearless Leader. As a lawyer, Ben Ami should know never to ask a question whose answer you are unsure of. Had the controllers of the evening permitted, virtually the entire Advisory Council of J Street would have been revealed as denigrators of Israel:

Rob “Arafat saved my dad” Malley, Henry “Israel is the only Apartheid regime in the Western world” Siegman, Morton “Let’s Sell Goldstone to Congress” Halperin, Daniel “Israel was a mistake” Levy, Robert “Arabist” Pelletreau, Milton “Support Palestinian Resistance” Viorst, Ayelet “Obama is radiant” Waldman, to name just a few.

Exactly how Ben Ami can persist in his “Pro Israel” chicanery must be a testament to the incredible gullibility of his robotic fans. In this exchange with Mr. Maas, Ben Ami faults Arab countries but absolves the Palestinians. Moreover, Arafat, the commander of Palestinian terror against Israel, the assassin of U.S. diplomats, simply “made mistakes.” Note that in a speech at the Tufts Fletcher School of diplomacy one hour prior to his appearance in front of a Jewish audience, Ben Ami made no mention whatsoever of Arab state aggression, Palestinian Arab complicity or even of Arafat and his “mistakes.”

Squirm #2:

Palestinians represent to Ben Ami – as they do to his blind followers – a cipher, a collective, sainted, third world native people something like native Americans, blameless and ever-suffering at the hands of perfidious Jews. Only when pressed, will Ben Ami acknowledge even Arab states’ enmity towards Israel. No better proof of J Street’s purpose as a Palestinian Arab support group can be offered.

No evening would be complete without the mantra of “Social Justice” of course. On Planet J Street, SJ , naturally, applies only to Palestinian Arabs. And who are the Jews to dictate to them that they must allow Jews to become citizens of their future democratic paradise? Jews must “understand’ the legitimate hatred of Arabs. Unbelievable.

Squirm #3:

More to follow.