LinkTV World News Video Feed http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: J Street) en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. US politicians quiet on Israel due to fear of pro-Israeli groups, says J Street founder [Press TV, Iran] http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051612?start=722 <p>Hamas condemns Palestinian government reshuffle, Bahrainis rally against union with Saudi Arabia, Sudan and South Sudan agree to resume talks as UN deadline expires, and more.</p> Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051612 Nuclear program of Iran, Syrian Civil War, Syria, Iran, Israel, United States, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear weapon, Palestinian National Authority, Bahrain Uprising US liberal advocacy group J Street's founder Jeremy Ben-Ami says many American senators and congressmen keep quiet and refrain from criticizing Israeli policies because they live in fear and are intimidated by pro-Israeli groups, deterred by the ramifications of being branded as "anti-Israel." His remarks came during a debate with Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, a director of the Emergency Committee for Israel.