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Here's why J Street isn’t focusing on Israel ahead of midterm elections

JL;DR SUMMARY J Street, a liberal pro-Israel advocacy group founded to support the two-state solution, has notably shifted its focus to domestic issues in the U.S., such as voting rights and democratic integrity, ahead of the midterm elections. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DemocracyAmerican JewsTwo State SolutionJ StreetAipacMidterm ElectionsLiberal PoliciesVoting RightsDomestic Focus

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Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"J Street has thrown its weight behind a package of Congressional legislation to expand voting rights and grant statehood to Washington, D.C."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"The two organizations have faced off in races where Israel isnt a top issue for the candidates, like the contest for a Pittsburgh Congressional seat where Summer Lee, a state senator endorsed by J Street, has come under attack from AIPAC."
Israel
"But theres another stark reality about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has turned J Street more toward domestic concerns: There is nothing for them to do here, said Jonathan Rynhold, a political scientist at Bar-Ilan University in Israel."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Leader of Israels Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) far-right party Itamar Ben Gvir makes a speech following the Israels general elections in eastern Jerusalem, Nov. 02, 2022."

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