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WATCH: U.S. pro-Israel lobby wages anti-Lieberman campaign
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Jewish World, J Street 

JStreet, a pro-Israel lobby in the U.S., has launched a campaign expressing the organization's concern over the appointment of Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman to head Israel's Foreign Ministry and his party's strong representation in the Knesset.




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he Soviet-born ultranationalist became Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday and the next day said new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-leaning government would not be bound by U.S.-backed understandings on a Palestinian state.

He questions the loyalties of Israel's Arab citizens and rhetoric widely seen as anti-Arab has alarmed Palestinians but won him a large following beyond his original Russian-speaking power base.

"J Street is deeply concerned about what Avigdor Lieberman?s recent strong showing in Israeli elections, and the key role he is playing as Foreign Minister in the new Israeli government, mean for the U.S.-Israel relationship," said a statement on the group's website, urging supporters to sign an open letter and call on Jewish community leaders to "speak out forcefully against Lieberman's inflammatory platform and rhetoric and stand up for peace, justice and democracy."

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      1.   Three good reasons not to talk to Lieberman 22:25  |  jens 02/04/09
      2.   Response to Jens (1) 23:56  |  Magnus K. 02/04/09
      3.   J Street is not "left-wing", it reflects mainstream U.S. values 00:00  |  Hanna 03/04/09
      4.   JStreet speaks for many American Jews 00:02  |  J. B. Cohen 03/04/09
      5.   Ignore J Street 00:03  |  Steve 03/04/09
      6.   Lieberman the only one fighting the following 00:07  |  Gil 03/04/09
      7.   Funny that Ameican Jews don`t understand democracy 01:36  |  Cynic 03/04/09
      8.   To Gil #6 01:46  |  Ilan 03/04/09
      9.   J Street is ignored by Jews here 01:51  |  RfaelMoshe 03/04/09
      10.   no 5 silly reasoning 02:09  |  A jew 03/04/09
      11.   To Gil (6.) 02:15  |  Jan D. 03/04/09
      12.   Good cop bad cop 02:20  |  maasanova 03/04/09
      13.   Hanna 02:28  |  leon 03/04/09
      14.   Lieberman 02:36  |  Rabbi Izzy Lahm 03/04/09
      15.   Bad campaign 02:36  |  Brod 03/04/09
      16.   Clear majority my tail, JB Cohen 02:37  |  Emanuel 03/04/09
      17.   Vilification of democratically-elected Foreign Min. of Israel... 02:40  |  Joel Stein 03/04/09
      18.   Since when, Hanna, voting 80% for Obama makes you 02:41  |  Emanuel 03/04/09
      19.   Finally a breath of fresh air 02:53  |  Evelyn 03/04/09
      20.   Hanna, no whitewashes 03:11  |  bronxite10 03/04/09
      21.   J Street-Self Appointed Court Jews 03:20  |  Garry 03/04/09
      22.   Bronxite10 04:01  |  Lexo 03/04/09
      23.   Lieberman, the new fraudster 04:05  |  john and the TRUTH! 03/04/09
      24.   Are they afraid to lose their fig leaf? 04:18  |  jim the mechanic 03/04/09
      25.   #1 Jens - Lieberman has no intention of kicking 04:18  |  *BEN JABO 03/04/09
      26.   Well said, Brod! 04:29  |  Maria 03/04/09
      27.   Mistake: JStreet is a Pro-Palestinian Lobby 04:33  |  Simha 03/04/09
      28.   American Jews made a big mistake in voting for Obama! 04:39  |  from far away land 03/04/09
      29.   American Opinions 04:44  |  steve dill 03/04/09
      30.   Hanna, correction 05:03  |  Bruce 03/04/09
      31.   This pro-Israel American LOVES Lieberman 05:18  |  Boz 03/04/09
      32.   J-Street `pro-Israel`? What a joke! 05:25  |  Maya 03/04/09
      33.   Armchair quaterback 06:12  |  MIssed The Point 03/04/09
      34.   to #1 06:16  |  Missed The Point 03/04/09
      35.   You are so right Jens... 06:17  |  BBSNews 03/04/09
      36.   J Street Knows What is Best 06:35  |  Observer 03/04/09
      37.   B. Cohen no. 4 07:43  |  steve 03/04/09
      38.   Why Israelis should care what American Jews think 08:07  |  S. Goldsmith 03/04/09
      39.   YOU`RE SO WRONG JEN OR IS THAT IGNORANT? 08:34  |  Yosi M. 03/04/09
      40.   Anti Lieberman Campaign 08:46  |  DT 03/04/09
      41.   Laughing 09:10  |  Kenny Sedat 03/04/09
      42.   Lieberman should be arrested 10:34  |  dani.a 03/04/09
      43.   Good campaign 10:51  |  Northern 03/04/09
      44.   To 37/ northern 12:35  |  Anne 03/04/09
      45.   Snippets from J Street. 12:57  |  Stephen. 03/04/09
      46.   J Street = pro-Israel lobby? 13:20  |  Susan 03/04/09
      47.   #35 BSnews - You should be the last to talk 15:45  |  *BEN JABO 03/04/09
      48.   Any possability Jewish Americabns will ever be pro American? 16:01  |  American in NY 03/04/09
      49.   If American Jews have no right to criticize Israel... 20:05  |  אנדרו 03/04/09
      50.   I would respond to Yosi yet again... 03:08  |  BBSNews 04/04/09
      51.   #50 BSnews - Facts & Research?? 17:47  |  *BEN JABO 04/04/09
      52.   #50 BSnews - Maybe you`ll respond to me 22:49  |  *BEN JABO 04/04/09
      53.   Jstreet whats your next campaign? 08:27  |  Karl 26/04/09
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