Tag : Barack Obama
J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami Responds To Atlanta Jewish Times Publisher’s Call to Consider Presidential Assassination
WASHINGTON— J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami issued the following statement in response to an editorial written by the publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times calling for Israel to consider assassinating President Barack Obama:
Guest Post: Peace is Possible, by Representative Charles B. Rangel
In a J Street guest post, Representative Charles B. Rangel “join[s] with President Barack Obama’s call for our two great nations [Israel and the United States] to move beyond the current stalemate in peace negotiations with the Palestinians and re-launch efforts to establish a lasting two-state solution.”
J Street Commends President Obama’s Middle East Speech
J Street commends President Obama for his important speech today outlining his approach to the changing Middle East and stating that efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a two-state solution are “more urgent than ever.”
J Street Reacts to Violence In, Around Israel
In reaction to violence in and around Israel today, J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami calls on Palestinian leaders and the Israeli government to minimize further violence and casualties, and for President Obama to put forward a concrete set of ideas for breaking the present diplomatic impasse.
Statement on George Mitchell’s Resignation as U.S. Mideast Envoy
J Street has deep respect for George Mitchell’s service as special Middle East peace envoy over the past two years. We are and will continue to be inspired by the Ambassador’s firm conviction that “there is no such thing as a conflict that can’t be ended.”
