Below is a JStreet Newsletter on their conference which finished yesterday. At the end they refer readers to five news reports covering the event. These are:
NPR: “New Lobby Pushes Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Mission” by Michele Kelemen. October 27, 2009.
Washington Post: “Tense debate on U.S.-Israel foreign relations begins ahead of J Street Conference,” by Dan Eggen. October 25, 2009.
BBC: “J Street fills gap in Washington life.” October 28, 2009.
Haaretz: “Top Obama aide: U.S. commitment to Israel is not a slogan,” by Natasha Mozgovaya. October 28, 2009.
AOL News: “New Jewish Lobby Takes Different Tack in DC,” by Andrea Stone. October 27, 2009.
And here is the JStreet newsletter:
What an amazing few days in Washington.
Our conference was a smashing success. It’s clearer than ever to the national political establishment that broad political support exists in our community for active American leadership to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
For those of you who didn’t get a chance to make it to Washington, check out our special conference website for archived video, pics, news, and more.
We’ve posted lots of video on our site, including President Obama’s National Security Advisor General Jones’ speech and Jordanian King Abdullah’s video greeting.
Thanks to Jewcy, you can watch over 40 video interviews with conference attendees here. View photos from the conference here.
Don’t waste this great opportunity to share J Street’s message with your friends and family. Forward this message right now to people in your network who should hear more about J Street and our conference.
To give you a sense of our conference’s impact, here it is by the numbers.
And if you’d like to read more about the conference, here are 5 great articles about the conference.
Thanks so much for making this wonderful conference possible. We couldn’t have done it without you or your support these last 18 months.
We’ll be in touch,
Isaac
Isaac Luria
Campaigns Director