Current sectionU.S. NewsAmbassador Yechiel Leiter accused the liberal pro-Israel group of being 'duplicitous' over its calls to phase out U.S. military aid to Israel; J Street's president said Leiter should engage instead of 'calling us names'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky01:19 PM • May 19 2026 IDTIsrael's ambassador to the United States accused liberal pro-Israel group J Street of being "duplicitous" and "a cancer within the Jewish community," escalating tensions between Israel's government and a prominent American Jewish organization that has increasingly criticized Israeli policy and called for conditioning future U.S. military aid.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:J StreetIsraeli politicsIsrael - U.S.Benjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpIsrael ElectionsIDF-LebanonSan Diego MosqueChannel 14HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's U.S. Ambassador Calls J Street a 'Cancer Within Jewish Community'Three Delicious Cheesecake Recipes for Shavuot: Biscuit, Lotus and BrownieNew York Mayor Mamdani Hosts Jewish Holiday Event After Nakba Video BacklashIsraeli Officials Say New West Bank Archaeology Authority Raises Legal IssuesAmos Harel on Trump's Dilemma and Netanyahu's DesireRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces