Comments on: The Movement for Universal Human Rights http://www.israelsituation.com/2009/12/the-movement-for-universal-human-rights/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joel http://www.israelsituation.com/2009/12/the-movement-for-universal-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Joel Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:26:10 +0000 http://www.israelsituation.com/?p=1825#comment-630 One of the reasons AIPAC and JNF do so well is that they're transparent and explicit about what they do. AIPAC is certainly a controversial group, but there's really no "big secret" to be discovered. They lobby for something simple--a good US-Israel relationship--and they do it well. J-Street, by comparison, looks like a huge mess. Thanks for the note about hating GP, as well. As an employee of their chief fund-raising and lobbying rival, I have some words about them, too. We'll leave that for another day. :) One of the reasons AIPAC and JNF do so well is that they’re transparent and explicit about what they do. AIPAC is certainly a controversial group, but there’s really no “big secret” to be discovered. They lobby for something simple–a good US-Israel relationship–and they do it well. J-Street, by comparison, looks like a huge mess.

Thanks for the note about hating GP, as well. As an employee of their chief fund-raising and lobbying rival, I have some words about them, too. We’ll leave that for another day. :)

]]> By: Eric http://www.israelsituation.com/2009/12/the-movement-for-universal-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Eric Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:19:08 +0000 http://www.israelsituation.com/?p=1825#comment-629 Oh yeah, and I hate Greenpeace and Amnesty International, just for the record. But I do love the environment and social justice. Oh yeah, and I hate Greenpeace and Amnesty International, just for the record. But I do love the environment and social justice.

]]> By: Eric http://www.israelsituation.com/2009/12/the-movement-for-universal-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Eric Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:18:30 +0000 http://www.israelsituation.com/?p=1825#comment-628 Interesting thoughts Joel. I wish there were some objective way to look at each of these groups, but too often they, like J-Street, hide under the guise of something everyone wants, like peace, to put money into causes that are the opposite of what was advertised. The only way I am comfortable giving is to really, really know the organization. I know exactly what AIPAC stands for, I know exactly what the JNF does, and I know what Nefesh B' Nefesh uses its money for. J-Street is a little more mysterious. It seems that "do your homework" is the moral of the story here. Interesting thoughts Joel. I wish there were some objective way to look at each of these groups, but too often they, like J-Street, hide under the guise of something everyone wants, like peace, to put money into causes that are the opposite of what was advertised.

The only way I am comfortable giving is to really, really know the organization. I know exactly what AIPAC stands for, I know exactly what the JNF does, and I know what Nefesh B’ Nefesh uses its money for. J-Street is a little more mysterious.

It seems that “do your homework” is the moral of the story here.

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