The majority of Americans would support military action against Iran should evidence of nuclear weapons arise, a Reuters poll showed Tuesday. [Israel Hayom] Bradley Burston questions the leftist media’s approach to the latest rocket fire from Gaza. [Haaretz] JStreet released a statement today claiming that over a dozen Palestinian civilians had been killed during retaliatory Israeli strikes on Gaza. The Algemeiner finds that JStreet’s number is off by at least 11. [The Algemeiner] Rabbi Moshe …More

Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, will be a keynote speaker at the annual J Street conference. Olmert will speak at the dovish pro-Israel group's gala dinner on March 26, according to an invitation sent Thursday morning to members of the U.S. Congress. JTA obtained an invitation, and a J Street official confirmed its authenticity. Olmert started his political career in the Likud Party, but gravitated toward the center with former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, joining with him in establishing the …More

J Street, ahead of its March conference, which follows hard upon the annual AIPAC conference, has released a campaign that in some ways would not be out of the place at AIPAC. AIPAC is chockablock with video testimonials like these, and it dotes on young faces and voices, like this one does. But it's more than just style: The speakers, explaining why they are "the future of pro-Israel," adopt arguments not out of place at an AIPAC conference: One cites J Street as a tool in countering anti-Israel activity on his …More