Report: How J-Street's Director colluded with US senators to stop Israel getting weapons
We aren't exactly surprised that JStreet acted against Israel's best interests in the middle of a war where it is fighting for its very existence.


In what critics are calling an unconscionable act of betrayal during Israel's most challenging hour, Nadav Tamir, Executive Director of J Street Israel, has been exposed for working with U.S. senators to potentially restrict crucial weapons shipments to Israel while the country fights for survival on seven fronts.
The revelations have sparked outrage across Israel and the Jewish diaspora, as Tamir – a former Israeli consul general to New England and advisor to President Shimon Peres – chose this moment of unprecedented national peril to lobby against his nation's defensive capabilities.
While Israeli soldiers battle Hamas in Gaza, face Hezbollah rockets in the north, confront Iranian proxies in Syria, and deal with terror cells in Judea and Samaria, Tamir has been working behind the scenes with American legislators to potentially limit offensive weapons shipments to the embattled nation.
"Your destroyers and your destroyers will come from you," the biblical warning from Isaiah 49:17, has been widely quoted in response to Tamir's actions, with many viewing his timing as particularly egregious given Israel's current struggle against multiple terrorist organizations simultaneously threatening its civilians.
The scandal is magnified by Tamir's former position as a senior diplomat, with critics arguing that his intimate knowledge of Israel's security challenges makes his current actions even more damaging. His attempts to influence U.S. weapons policy come as Israel faces its most serious military challenges since the Yom Kippur War, with threats emanating from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Iran, while also confronting terrorism in Judea and Samaria.
When confronted, Tamir defended his actions by claiming J Street supports Israel's security while advocating for peace, but his critics point out that working to restrict weapons during an active multi-front war fundamentally undermines this claim. His statement about opposing "complete victory" has particularly angered many, who argue that anything less than complete victory against Hamas and other terrorist organizations threatens Israel's very existence.
The controversy has exposed deeper questions about the role of advocacy organizations in times of national emergency, with many arguing that efforts to restrict military aid during an existential crisis crosses a red line from policy disagreement into active sabotage of national security interests.
Military experts note that Israel's current security situation is unprecedented in its complexity, requiring full access to both defensive and offensive capabilities to protect its citizens from multiple simultaneous threats. In this context, they argue, any attempt to restrict military aid could have devastating consequences for Israel's ability to defend itself against numerous adversaries.