J Street Lobbies Against Israeli War on Hamas

It took J Street a week to turn on Israel. In less than two weeks it was lobbying against Israel.

By Daniel Greenfield

The Oct 7 Hamas massacres hit hard at communities where many of the residents were left of center. As a result even some of the usual anti-Israel types temporarily came around to the idea of fighting Hamas.

That included the anti-Israel lobby group J Street.

On Oct 9, J Street issued a statement denouncing the attacks and stating that “we stand in solidarity with the Israeli people and with the Israeli armed forces that have been battling desperately to protect them. We support Israel’s right to defend its citizens from this barbaric attack, in accordance with international law.”

But in the statement 48 hours after the attacks, it already threw in that, “we are deeply worried for the safety of the Israeli people, including the hostages now in Gaza, as well as for the safety of the Palestinian civilians who are now caught in the crossfire – with hundreds of people now reported dead and over 2,500 wounded in Gaza amidst intensive Israeli airstrikes and a full cut of electricity, gas, water and food to the Strip.”

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