A new voice for Israel: fighting for the survival of the Jewish nation

Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder of J Street, the new pro-Israel, pro-peace political movement, punctures many of the myths that have long guided our understanding of the politics of the American Jewish community and have been fundamental to how pro-Israel advocates have pursued their work. JEREMY BEN-AMI is the founder and president of J Street, an advocacy groupand political action committee that is both pro-Israel and pro-peace. Ben-Amihas been profiled in The Atlantic , The Washington Post , CQ Weekly , and TheNew York Times. During his 25-year career in government, politics, and communications, Ben-Ami has served as President Bill Clinton's deputy domestic policy adviser, and as national policy director on Howard Dean's presidential campaign, and has helped run numerous political campaigns, including one for mayor of New York City, USA. He also started the Israeli firm Ben-Or Communications while living in Israel in the late 1990s. He lives in Washington, D.C., USA. INDICE: Introduction - The Pioneers and the Builders - The Fighters - Bornin the USA - Sixty Seconds in Santa Fe - The Loudest Eight Percent - Ending the Conflict - The Crossroads of Politics and Policy on Israel - Generation Oy - Five Million Jews, One Opinion? - Re-Writing the Rules - What Becomes of TelAviv in 2109? - America's Stake in Ending the Conflict - Giving Voice to Our Values - Why Not?

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11274-2
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés