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Scootaloo

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32. That doesn't actually change what I said, though
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:11 PM
Mar 2015

Know what the big difference between AIPAC and J-street is?

AIPAC believes Israel's will should be imposed upon the Palestinians. Israel's desires are first, middle, and last, and if the Palestinians don't like it, then they ought to be shot, bombed, crushed, and otherwise brutalized until forced to accept it.

J-Street believes Israel's will should be imposed upon the Palestinians. Israel's desires are first, middle, and last, and if the Palestinians don't like it, then... then...

Radio silence from J-Street as to what is to be done if Palestinians don't just fall over to embrace J-street's "plan." of course, we already KNOW what happens when Palestinians oppose the imposition of Israel's whims upon them. They get shot, bombed, crushed, and otherwise brutalized.

These two organizations are for all intents and purposes the same. They're the same on Palestine, they're the same on treating Gaza and Jerusalem as if they are separate issues (They are also the same in killing Gazans and not dividing Jerusalem.) They're the same on Iran, and basically everywhere else, they are the same. most of J-Street's "FAQ" page is them sucking up to polish how hard-nosed and "srs bzns" they are about Israeli supremacy.

J-street's role is to take the same colonialist turd, and try to sell it to a younger audience. The "feud" with AIPAC is pretty much cornerstone of this, to create the appearance that J-Street is "fresh," "new,' and "progressive.

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Notice the White House sent their guy to J-Street, not AIPAC. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #1
Aipac makes too much money PatrynXX Mar 2015 #10
I don't think that Susan Rice is a lesser "get" than McDonough karynnj Mar 2015 #17
Not lesser, but different. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #19
J-street is AIPAC For Kids Scootaloo Mar 2015 #27
AIPAC hates J-Street. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #30
That doesn't actually change what I said, though Scootaloo Mar 2015 #32
J-Street isn't a pro-Palestinian lobby. That's not what they are. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #33
I know they're not. They're AIPAC For Kids, just as I said. Scootaloo Mar 2015 #34
Well, no, AIPAC also wants war with Iran, just like they wanted war with Iraq. nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #36
Actually, both groups want crippling sanctions on Iran Scootaloo Mar 2015 #37
They don't lean that left, JStreet. Obama is getting the word out and obviously now building a Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #2
Assuming Palestinians get their own state and their 1967 borders back android fan Mar 2015 #3
You should try not to assume. If they do not receive what is necessary and theirs under Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #7
Demilitarized Palestine is going to invade Israel? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #8
Only if Israel is demilitarized also cpwm17 Mar 2015 #11
Um, Ramallah is in the West Bank. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #13
Your geography is a bit off karynnj Mar 2015 #21
android dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #23
Wow. Projection, much? Scootaloo Mar 2015 #28
You keep posting pro-Israel tripe without any basis reality. It won't sell. BillZBubb Mar 2015 #35
Only one thing will scare hardliners into a two state solution: threat of a ONE state solution yurbud Mar 2015 #4
Much longer than that, and the fact that the Mandate makes it legal for Israel. android fan Mar 2015 #6
So now we have support for old-fashion colonialism cpwm17 Mar 2015 #12
Not surprising. It started here with unchecked Islamophobia/hatred for arabs/muslims. closeupready Mar 2015 #15
Trying to kill your neighbor can have consequences seveneyes Mar 2015 #5
As the Israelis will find out. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #9
Good. I'm glad he said this; enough with Netanyahu's duplicitous ways. closeupready Mar 2015 #14
Holy shit. The Stranger Mar 2015 #16
You mean the way they've occupied DC? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #18
Ugh, please avoid stepping into that rhetorical wormhole. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #20
I consider the Israeli government to be hard core Right Wing.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #39
I don't disagree. nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #42
Look at this map and tell me about a 2-state solution. :) candelista Mar 2015 #22
Not to mention Palestinians can't use the connecting roads. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #40
The Not Free Press is weirdly trying to personalize a serious issue that needs to be seriously discussed - Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #24
It's not a mystery if you consider the power of fear. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #41
It is not a mystery politicians use fear, it is a mystery why media is allowed to also use fear. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #43
Sharks in tornadoes. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #45
Seems pretty simple... Helen Borg Mar 2015 #25
Well, that was a nice presidency. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #26
Two state solution will never work MaxRobes Mar 2015 #29
those crazy muslims ! father founding Mar 2015 #31
If only that could come true. nt kelliekat44 Mar 2015 #38
Netanyahu turned into Mitt Romney? Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #44
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