A New Voice for Israel

ISBN-13: 9780230341661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 272 str.

Jeremy Ben Ami

Opis

Many Americans who care about Israel's future are questioning whether the hard-line, uncritical stances adopted by many traditional pro-Israel advocates really serve the country's best interests over the long-term. Moderate Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder of J Street, the new pro-Israel, pro-peace political movement, punctures many of the myths that have long guided our understanding of the politics of the American Jewish community and have been fundamental to how pro-Israel advocates have pursued their work. These myths include: - that leaders of established Jewish organizations speak for all Jewish Americans when it comes to Israel
- that being pro-Israel means you cannot support creation of a Palestinian state
- that American Jews vote for candidates based largely on their support of Israel
- that talking peace with your enemies demonstrates weakness
- that allying with neoconservatives and evangelical Christians is good for Israel and good for the Jewish community. Ben-Ami, whose grandparents were first-generation Zionists and founders of Tel Aviv, tells the story of his own evolution toward a more moderate viewpoint. He sketches a new direction for both American policy and the conduct of the debate over Israel in the American Jewish community.

Spis treści

Introduction
The Pioneers and the Builders
The Fighters
Born in the USA
Sixty Seconds in Santa Fe
The Loudest Eight Percent
Ending the Conflict
The Crossroads of Politics and Policy on Israel
Generation Oy
Five Million Jews, One Opinion?
Re-Writing the Rules
What Becomes of Tel Aviv in 2109?
America's Stake in Ending the Conflict
Giving Voice to Our Values
Why Not?

O autorze

JEREMY BEN-AMI is the founder and president of J Street. He has been profiled in The Atlantic , The Washington Post , CQ Weekly , and The New York Times . During his 25-year career in government, politics, and communications, Ben-Ami has served as President Bill Clinton's deputy domestic policy adviser and as national policy director on Howard Dean's presidential campaign. He was one of 50 'People of the Decade' selected in 2010 by Ha'aretz, the influential Israeli daily newspaper, and the Jerusalem Post included him in its list of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the world. He lives in Washington DC, USA.