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The panicked Israeli ambassador’s outburst against J Street - opinion

Netanyahu and his coalition partners have decisively chosen a path that goes against the mostly liberal US Jews.

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.
Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

Hundreds of Jewish leaders call on Israeli ambassador to apologize for attack on J Street

Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US departs from the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025

Leiter’s blunt accuracy may be undiplomatic, but his criticism is valid - editorial

Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter the President residence in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.

Leiter says J Street is 'cancer of the Jewish community' over org's Israel arms stance


Jerry Nadler: U.S. shouldn't use military aid as 'pressure point' on Israel

Israel needs the aid for defense, the Democrat politician said.

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) waits to speak during a media briefing after a House vote approving rules for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019

Jews lobby non-Jews to browbeat Jews – what do you call that?

If Sanders and J Street were “pro-Israel,” they would echo the Israeli Left, which remains patriotic and fights Palestinian terrorism while fighting for peace with the Palestinians.

J Street chief Jeremy Ben-Ami

Know comment: J Street’s foul formula

The organization’s new strategy: cutting US military aid to coerce Israel into withdrawals

BERNIE SANDERS, one of several US Democratic candidates who spoke at J Street.

Nikki Haley slams Bernie Sanders: He 'outdid himself'

In a speech at the J Street conference, Sanders said some of the $3.8 billion should go to humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 20, 2018

Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet: I think about my family during the Holocaust every day

The son of a Holocaust survivor mother, Bennet, 54, was the superintendent of Denver public schools prior to being tapped in 2009 to fill the vacated Senate seat.

 Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)

At J Street, military assistance to Israel became a campaign issue - analysis

Outside the convention center’s main hall, a merchandise stand offered items including a sticker stating “This Jew is disloyal to bigots” depicting a caricature of US President Donald Trump.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019.

Ilhan Omar praises Breaking the Silence exhibit on 'occupation in Hebron'

This year, J Street's "Rise to the Moment" national conference saw speakers such as presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro and Amy Klobuchar.

U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar (D-MN) takes part in a discussion on "Impacts of Phobia in Our Civic and Political Discourse" during the Muslim Caucus Education Collective’s conference in Washington, U.S., July 23, 2019

Klobuchar at J Street: Trump chose Russia over Israel

Pro-Israel presidential hopefully Amy Klobuchar would not commit to conditioning military aid to Israel on a building freeze in the settlements but didn’t rule it out.

Amy Klobuchar speaks at the 2019 J Street National Conference

Democratic leaders, presidential hopefuls to address J Street conference

Key Democratic leaders such as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer will address J Street's seventh conference.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference with fellow congressional Democrats to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on the House-passed "Bipartisan Background Checks Act" passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in W

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to headline J Street conference

"J Street is proud to stand with so many allies who are defending democracy and working towards a better future,” J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami said

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hold a news conference with fellow congressional Democrats to demand that the U.S. Senate vote on the House-passed "Bipartisan Background Checks Act" passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in W