Support for Israel Unraveling Among Some Jewish Groups

On Monday (Jan. 22), J Street, the liberal American Jewish organization dedicated to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, called for an end to the war. “The time for war has come to a close,” J Street’s statement said. “Now is the time to lead with diplomacy.” Two weeks ago, another progressive Jewish group — Americans for Peace Now — also called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities.” And in a carefully parsed statement, T’ruah, the rabbinic human rights organization, said last month it wanted to “end the war as soon as possible.” Early in the war, Jewish groups on the far left rallied for a cease-fire as Israel began a massive retaliation for the Hamas attack, which killed 1,200, mostly Israelis.