A friend asked whether halal food was made available to participants in the J-Street conference. This pursuant the complete absence of kosher at an event nominally for Jews ("pro-Israel Jews"), and allegedly organized by Jews, members of a group which insists, despite evidence to the contrary, that it is pro-Israel.
No kosher food available.
Kosher, it would seem, discouraged.
It might attract undesirables, you know.
Halal was probably not available either.
I do not think that Maen Rashid Areikat keeps 'glat halal'.
At least not in public.
It would blow his cover.
http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2010/11/plo-ambassador-to-us-advocates.html
Among the other "pro-Israel moderates" to grace the event:
Amjad Atallah
Nadia Bilbassy
Mustafa Barghouti
Naomi Chazan
Suhail Khan
Michael Lerner
Daniel Sokatch
Again, I don't know whether any of them keep halal.
I suspect that the need for dissimulation allows them a certain amount of leeway on that score.
SURREAL AND PHANTASMIC
I am hard put to find ANY indication that J-Street is in whatever way pro-Isreal.
If my readers can cite facts to the contrary, no matter how figmentive and circumstantial, nay Orwellian even, I would be most keen to hear it.
This request is specifically directed at Isaac Luria.
Because he keeps e-mailing me stuff.
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The holy Arizal is emailing you?
LOL!!!!
No, just some e-mail list.
Isaac Luria, Vice President of Communications and New Media. Isaac joins J Street after 4 years of experience in online organizing and consulting, 2 years of which he spent at the online marketing firm Donordigital in San Francisco. Isaac received his Bachelors degree in American Studies from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. During 2007-2008, Isaac lived in Jerusalem, Israel as a Dorot Fellow. Isaac lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Sara, who is studying to become a Reform Rabbi.
I rather doubt that the Arizal would've joined J-Street.
Too many luftmenshen.
Hmm. My rabbi posted links to the J-Street conference, saying he wished he could be there. Perhaps they didn't do kosher because he didn't come?
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