Current sectionU.S. News'Unacceptable' The letter, signed by 571 Jewish American politicians, diplomats and rabbis, said that a representative of Israel 'should not sow division but build relationships across differences,' following Ambassador Leiter's statements calling the pro-Israel liberal group J Street 'a cancer'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 formatSubscribe08:17 PM • May 21 2026 IDTHundreds of American Jewish leaders on Thursday signed a letter condemning remarks by Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, who earlier this week accused liberal pro-Israel group J Street of being "a cancer within the Jewish community."CommentsIn the NewsU.S. Jewish Leaders Decry Israeli Ambassador Calling J Street 'Cancer' in LetterIsrael's Jon Stewart Is on a Mission to Free Young Voters From Netanyahu's HoldIsraeli Politicians Keep Warning of 'October 6 Mentality.' What if We Need It?How Trump's Second Term Marks the Ascendance of the New Jewish Orthodox RightIsrael's U.S. Envoy: Minister's Verbal Attack on Reform MK Was 'Disgusting'Remembering 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 CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`