Israeli Ambassador attacks J Street

Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter>>>, publicly branded J Street>>>, a dovish Mideast lobby, as a 'cancer within the Jewish community' and 'duplicitous' for its advocacy to restrict US aid to Israel>>>. Speaking at a National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism gathering, Yechiel Leiter>>> criticized J Street>>>'s stance on US military subsidies to Israel>>> and its opposition to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu>>>. He also appeared to reject the Jewish identity of J Street>>> and Senator Bernie Sanders>>>, who has supported legislation to block weapons sales to Israel>>>. Jeremy Ben-Ami>>>, president of J Street>>>, responded by calling for engagement rather than attacks, stating that J Street>>> represents a significant segment of the American Jewish community that supports Israel>>> but opposes policies it deems detrimental.