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23 Oct 2009 08:41 pm
The AIPAC-J Street War, Ctd
Rebecca Abou-Chedid is one of the Arab-American J-Street donors vilified by former AIPAC staffer Lenny Ben-David. She writes:
It is possible to be both pro-Israel and
pro-Palestine, not out of some blanket support for either government, but out
of a sincere belief that peace is in both people's best interests. I hold that belief as a result of years of
work within the Arab and Jewish American communities, working in partnerships not
just with J Street but also with such groups as Americans for Peace Now, Brit
Tzedek v'Shalom, and Israel Policy Forum. I have traveled to the region and
remain humbled and inspired by the courage and tenacity of those Israelis and
Palestinians who refuse to submit to the cynicism or pessimism this conflict so
often demands.
The reason J Street causes such
fury among certain detractors often has nothing to do with its policy
positions. These people are angry because the political climate has
shifted in a way that they no longer understand or control.
The generation
that elected President Obama is not interested in being divided based on
religion or ethnic heritage. We are not interested in a zero-sum game. We
believe our elected officials must play a leadership role in brokering a
two-state solution to this conflict, and that Arab and Jewish Americans must
work together to support them. How can anyone profess to believe in a two-state
solution, in which Israelis and Palestinians will live side by side, if they
view with suspicion Arab and Jewish Americans working together to get there?
She has a point, no? What she doesn't quite grasp is that many in AIPAC are sadly dedicated to "war for ever." Spencer Ackerman defends Abou-Chedid here.
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