Washington – J-Street has launched a petition aimed at raising opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, scheduled to occur on March 3, two weeks ahead of elections in Israel.
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The petition, with some 20,000 signatures, according to The New York Times, is meant to show that while the prime minister may represent Israelis, “He certainly cannot claim any mandate to speak for Jews in the United States.”
Netanyahu has previously declared that he is coming to Washington “not just as the prime minister of Israel but as a representative of the entire Jewish people.”
With the petition, entitled “I’m a Jew. Bibi does NOT speak for me!”, J-Street is hoping to show that not all Jews agree with the prime minister’s policies regarding Iran and the relationship with the White House.
The campaign also set its sights on Ron Dermer, telling the Israeli ambassador to Washington, who had organized Netanyahu’s speech along with John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the house, that the Jewish State’s premier is not the de facto spokesperson for the entire Jewish nation.
While the planned Congressional address has roused much vitriol, both the Israeli leader and US President Barack Obama have fervently denied that the speech will harm the “unbreakable and “special bond” between the United States and Israel.
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20,000 Signatures is bubkis! Even if they are legitimate, that is simply BUBKIS!
Leftist garbage. Erev rav.
Judeonazis
Oh that awesome! Im sincerely happy, that the Baby Bibi will arrive to a country that is hostile to him. He really acts like the second grader who pushes into another friendship without care cuz he wants too…. I cant get over how idiotic the guy is acting.
Can anyone show anything done by J-Street that is good for the Jews?
Bs’d. Those j-street folks are Jews who are outsiders to Torah, meshumadim, non-Jews from Jewish fathers, and just plain non-Jews.
They need to change their name to Naturei Carter.
Perhaps there should be a petition stating:
“J-street does not speak for me”
No doubt it will attract much more signatures..
The only ones they speak for is self hating Jews like Chomsky, Finkelstein, AlterG and Arabs..
J Street speaks for a few non-affiliated and left leaning folks who call themselves Jews. They DO NOT speak for me or for most Jews affiliated with Jewish institutions and have warm feelings for their fellow coreligionists in Israel and in all other countries.
Bibi is not claiming to speak for all Jews. He is coming as the Prime Minister of Israel — which he is. He will speak of the Iranian threat both to Israel and to the world at large.
Like anything — one doesn’t have to agree. And in this case, J-Street will be in good company with others who keep their heads in the sand.
J street is jewish, and the cappos in the death camps were also jewish.Geraldo Rivera also considers himself jewish.
Why is this all the rage?? What do Obama and the democrats have to be afraid of? Make me wonder what they have to hide?
So many kooks but so little saychil.
What a shame!
“With the petition, entitled “I’m a Jew. Bibi does NOT speak for me!”, J-Street is hoping to show that not all Jews agree with the prime minister’s policies regarding Iran and the relationship with the White House.”
Dear J-Street – you defenatly don’t represent Jews in USA with your antijewish leftist views!
How is this attempt at stifling fee speech any different than the Charlie Hebdo terrorists? Why are the left in Israel and the lobs in America so terrified of allowing Netanyahu to tell the world his views on the dangers of Iran acquiring nukes?! What are they covering up?
Jstreet can shake hands with satmare netura karter and the like same garbage….
Raboissai! All this talk is helping Bibi. His speech will be watched all over now. Thank you hashem for this free advertisement. Thank you J Street for making more people interested in what Bibi will have to say.
Petty news.
The enemy loves to see Israel rearranged.
Give Netanyahu credit. He wants a free world.
This is despicable.
Could our democrats be any more discourteous? Netanyahu is an ALLY!
Scattered aggression.
Focus on the rights to exist.
Hora dances are not being done!
Lumps for Obama.
Go Netanyahu!
Another chasm for the way that our people are treated!
So the penny again stops with Obama.
J-Street is fussy about having clean shoes.
Sad!
My money says Bibi will pull out of the speech at last minute. Any takers?
J Street does NOT speak for me and I would venture a guess that they speak for very few real Jews. Bibi has a very important message for the American people and the world for that matter. Why are the Democrats running scared? Are they afraid that Bibi will point out Obama’s misdiagnosis of the Iran situation and show him up?
Don’t worry Democrats, the people are watching who will attend the speech and who will be hiding. We will remember in November whose side you are on!
J-Street has the same right to opine as we do. Are they the first group of persons to think differently from you. Get over it; this IS democracy.