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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-896742
The Israeli Ambassador's Criticism of a U.S. "Pro-Israel" Organization
(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - "How can you be pro-Israel and advocate for an arms embargo on a state that's fighting a seven-front war against Iranian proxies?" Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter asked of J Street, referring to the lobbying organization's call to end military aid to Israel, including support for defensive weapons systems such as Iron Dome. "When you come and say in such a two-faced manner, 'We're pro-Israel, we're pro-democracy,' there's a democratically elected government in Israel. You don't like Netanyahu? Make aliyah, vote in the next election, and express yourself. Don't say you're 'pro-democracy' and decry and defy the position of the democratic government of Israel." We agree with the thrust of Leiter's criticism. Israel is now in the 956th day of a war forced upon it on Oct. 7. The very least it could expect from an organization calling itself pro-Israel is not to lobby against the sale of arms needed to defend itself or accuse it of genocide.