By R. David Frum, , Seattle
I was very disappointed to open my JTNews last week and see no mention of the J Street kickoff event that took place on February 4. The event had about 100 supporters, who came together (via video) with others from around the country, to kick off the organization’s new presence across the nation. This is a Jewish organization that supports Israel while encouraging peace and justice solutions for the current quagmire in the Mideast. Many members of the Seattle Jewish community are supporters. I found it frustrating that the main voice of the Jewish community (that my wife and I long supported) chose to highlight the work of a non-Jewish organization supporting Israel but not that of a Jewish one. I would like to believe that this resulted from a scheduling error rather than an intentional omission. I assume that the JT is the voice of the whole Jewish community and not just those on one end of the political spectrum. Am I correct?