ON Z STREET WE SAY...
Israel is the Jewish state. Now there’s a revolutionary proposition. Of course, it’s not revolutionary at all — the UN recognized Israel that way in 1948. The idea of a safe homeland for the Jewish people, in the land of Israel — that’s Zionism. But that idea has been effectively stolen and delegitimized by people peddling fashionable politics.
And as the world grows increasingly hostile to Israel, the Jews hostile to Israel play an increasingly larger role in the public debate.
Who are those Jews? You know, the self-important intellectuals and the well-moneyed, honey-tongued groupies currently whispering into the eager ears of the White House. They label themselves “pro-peace and pro-Israel.” But they don’t really care about protecting Israel from the threats of terrorism and extinction.
They protect themselves from being identified with the nationalistic Jews (ah, yes, but Palestinian nationalism is a virtue and a right, according to them) by advocating a “peace process” that has never led and will never lead to peace in the Middle East. The same holds true for the non-Jews who call themselves pro-peace but are really just anti-Israel.
Z STREET, the new Zionist organization was created to solve this problem.
How will Z STREET change the terms of the debate? First, ours is the proud, full-throated advocacy of Zionism, and second, our approach is devoted to changing the terms of the public debate.
In practice, how will Z STREET do this? By firmly and unabashedly asserting our “three No’s”: NO negotiations with, NO appeasement of, and NO concessions to terrorists. We refuse to use the vocabulary of those who have delegitimized the Zionist idea. Words like “occupation,” “West Bank,” and “settlers” are weapons pointed at the heart of Zionism, not neutral instruments. The sooner people see that, the faster we’ll all attain clarity.
Instead, Z STREET uses accurate words and historical facts currently eschewed for fear of offending: that there never was a Palestinian State and that Jews have an irrefutable centuries-long religious and historical attachment to Jerusalem, while the Arab Palestinians have none. We must say frankly that all Arab Palestinian party leaders — the moderate terrorists in neckties and the nasty ones in kaffiyehs — endorse terrorism. Not nice? What’s not nice – the language or the facts? Until the terms of the debate and the strategy for changing those terms are employed, the world will continue to abuse Israel.
The time is now and Z STREET is the vehicle to sweep aside years of mind control successfully practiced by the anti-Israel crowd.
JOIN US!
Lori Lowenthal Marcus
Z STREET co-founder
No more appeasement, no more negotiating with terrorists, no more enabling cowards who fear offending more than they fear another Holocaust. Z STREET is for those who are willing not only to support – but to defend – Israel, the Jewish State.
We have the strength of our convictions and are quickly moving towards strength in numbers. Our members thus far come from a dozen different countries including Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Brazil, England, Israel, Gibraltar, New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, France, Holland and Sweden. We come from more than 25 states including Kentucky, Tennessee, Washington, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, California, Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York; plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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The American Thinker
August 02, 2009
Z street
By Lori Lowenthal Marcus
There is a chilling scene in the 2002 movie “The Pianist.” In it the train was already chugging along on the path to insanity and destruction, but before all was destroyed. The family of the protagonist has been moved into the Warsaw Ghetto and the head of the family is sitting at a table, reading a newspaper. He looks up and says, “I blame the American Jews.”
The right of the Jewish people to a state, and the right of Jews to live freely anywhere, including inhaling oxygen in areas the world insists are reserved for Arab Palestinians;Relishing the terms “Jewish State” and “Zionism” – ones currently derided as shameful instead of sources of pride;Circulation of facts — not deceptive “Palestinian” narratives — about the Middle East, Israel and terrorism;Condemnation of those who revile Israel for actions they ignore when taken by Israel’s enemies and virtually all states throughout history;Categorical rejection of agreements with, or concessions to, terrorists (or their supporters) who are dedicated to Israel’s destruction.
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|71.224.197.xxx |2009-11-15 14:03:58 Robin Ticker - It seems to me that there is already a freeze in p
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Hi Lori;
While I congratulate you on your mission...
Having seen alot of people loose their enthusiam when they don't see they work bearing fruit....
Please remember... its a process.
Speaking from an apolitical position...
President Obama has demonstrated that he is no friend of the State of Israel...
There are several early signs that his decissions aren't well thought out & aren't being well received...
Keep updated your site...
work on getting some good position papers & executive summaries out ...
I know a couple of people who write very well regarded articles, and I belive they would contribute to your site....
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|71.185.172.xxx |2010-03-08 06:39:45 ROCHELLE OWENS - JEWISH ISRAELPHOBES MUST BE ACCUSEDAm Y'Israel Chai!
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Internationally acclaimed playwright and poet
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From what I have read so far on your site, it would seem that you are fully in favor of Israel retaining full control over the area east of the national boarders, i.e. Judea & Samaria. I understand that there is a great deal of historical justification for this political position. I would like to understand the practical issues. How the small community of Israeli Jews living there will survive surrounded by millions of hostile Arabs?
What do you think will happen when the Arab / Muslim world and the international community begins to demand “one man one vote”?
toda & thank you
Yoram
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|71.185.172.xxx |2010-03-10 17:43:17 Aunt Clyde - Good For You!Hi there,
Great idea you have here. But I would like to know your position on Israel giving up more of her hand. Are you for it or against it? You might want to check out the following organization, which adamantly opposes any surrender of Jewish land to Arabs, who already have 600 times the land of tiny Israel:
http://www.jtf.org
Here's their forum:
http://www.jtf.org/e
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|71.185.172.xxx |2010-03-20 17:08:56 Shirl K - Position papersHi Lori,
I agree w/ Rueven Boruch that adding top notch position papers to Z Street would be very beneficial. I also know someone whose factual position papers would contribute to your site.
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If you are in the New York City, USA area, show up to Council on Foreign Relations building at 58 East 68th Street in Manhattan on Thursday, 7/8/10 from noon to 2 pm. Anit-Israel people will be there to protest Netanyahu, and we should be there form a counter protest.
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|71.185.82.xxx |2010-07-22 09:06:18 harry mGOD gave HIS chosen people a specific tract of land on which to build a nation. No man, no man has the right to give away one square foot of GOD's gift to HIS chosen people! I pray for the peace of Jerusalem every day and one day all will see my prayer answered because HE, GOD delievered on HIS promise!
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