Current sectionU.S. NewsAnalysis Israel's ambassador to D.C. Yechiel Leiter, a follower of Meir Kahane and a longtime Netanyahu confidant, very undiplomatically went after J Street. Why? precisely because its supporters cannot be dismissed as outsiders or self-hating JewsShare 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 formatSubscribe09:16 PM • May 19 2026 IDTEvery so often an event or series of remarks, typically off the cuff, illuminates in miniature the entire sorry state of contemporary Jewish politics. Monday witnessed such a moment. CommentsIn the NewsJ Street Isn't Out of Touch With American Jews, but Israel's Settler Right IsSmotrich Threatens to Clear West Bank Village Over ICC Arrest Warrant RequestJewish Groups Denounce Fatal Shooting at U.S. Mosque, Call for Security FundingThey Were Children During the Nakba. This Is What They Remember 78 Years LaterThe People Who Manage to Make Art Without Having a Place to Call HomeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody 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 Attacked