AMERICANS IN ISRAEL CALL UPON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO RESTRAIN U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR GEN. JAMES JONES FROM APPEARING AT J STREET CONFERENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OCTOBER 21, 2009
The American Israeli Action Coalition (AIAC) today urged U.S. President Obama to direct his National Security Advisor General James Jones not to appear at J Street’s conference scheduled to be held in Washington DC next week. J Street had previously announced that General Jones will be the conference’s keynote speaker.
AIAC is a non-partisan, non-political, issue-oriented NGO which was formed in Israel to represent the united voice of the more than 250,000 American citizens living in Israel on issues pertaining to the continued safety and security of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.
AIAC Chairman Harvey Schwartz stated: “Although J Street describes itself as a ‘pro-Israel’ organization, the American-Israeli community is well aware of the truth: that J Street is a far left, radical, anti-Israel group, at least partially funded by Arab and Moslem sources, whose purpose is to undermine the safety, security and continued vitality of the State of Israel. Accordingly, the overwhelming majority of the American-Israeli community views any supporters or expeditors of J Street as unfriendly to them, the State of Israel and, indeed, the Jewish community living in the United States.”
“Numerous U.S. Senators and Congressmen, upon becoming apprised of the truth about J Street and the strong anti-J Street views of the American-Israeli community, as well as those of the Israeli government and a large majority of America’s Jewish population, have already withdrawn their consent to appear at this conference,” Schwartz continued. “The American-Israeli community–in the strongest possible terms— urges President Obama to direct General Jones to do the same. Indeed, the appearance at the conference of any U.S. government official will be viewed as a most unfriendly act and an impediment to peace, not only by the American-Israeli community but by worldwide Jewry as well.”
AIAC urges the Obama administration to do the right thing in this instance.
AIAC is devoted to effectively recruiting and activating the more than 250,000 expatriate American citizens in Israel in order to create a united voice that will be heard by the governments and people of the United States and Israel on issues that pertain to the continued safety and security of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.
