J Street head Jeremy Ben Ami fears Netanyahu's dismissal of reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas may only further damage already-frozen diplomacy.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must present a concrete plan for a two-state solution to Congress this month or face the prospect of fresh violence, J Street head Jeremy Ben Ami warned yesterday.
Ben-Ami, who directs the left-wing version of the American pro-Israel AIPAC lobby, said Netanyahu was "trying to build momentum" to stall a Palestinian plan to seek United Nations backing for statehood in September.
The next meeting may mark parting of the waysIsraelis celebrate the 63rd anniversary of their independence this week in good cheer. Neither by word nor hint have its leaders referred to the challenge facing the country in the year to come: Barack Obama, President of Israel's best friend and ally, has picked the Muslim Brotherhood movement of the Middle East as his chosen partner for promoting American interests in the Arab world in place of its ousted rulers.
