Birthright Rejects J Street Trip: Cohen's Comments

Prof. Steven M. Cohen of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive says Birthright Israel was dead wrong to reject a politically-oriented J Street trip. Birthright should embrace trips representing values and perspectives of all stripes. www.bjpa.org

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[kink66]

בוגד!

אתה על זמן שאול!

[avgnyer68]

So you pay for the trip you fucking talking head. stop telling other people how they should spend their money.

[icare2009]

II think Steve Cohen is a bit confused. How can he want, in the name of connecting young Jews to Israel, ask to include non-Zionists and Bundists. Why would somebody who is non-Zionist want to go to Israel?

The "big tent" theory is getting out of control.

[Barakooda3D]

@joyrs55

what a spam comment , the user deleted him self .

Once J street will connect also to the people in israel, it will get its legitimacy as Pro-Israel Organization .

[joyrs55]

I too am an Israeli and an American like some of the other writers, yet I am a proud supporter of JStreet. JStreet is working towards creating an Israel that is a model of social justice, democracy and peace. I am saddened that BirthRight is taking such a terribly narrow view of the meaning of pro-Israel.

[elhrac]

J Street is an anti-Israel organization. It would be like Hamas or Hezbollah organizing trips to Israel.

[Barakooda3D]

As Israeli citizen who pays half of the trip for this young Jews I`m not support

the idea that non Zionist Jews will join the trip and I`m not care that Organization like J street who puts "IF statements" to Israel in order to support its legitimacy to exist will not take part in birth right.

Once J street will be involve in CREATING better society in israel,help BUILD the Negev and the Galil and they will stop talk in term like "them" Israel

and WE "US jews"

I will change my opinion.