J Street head says he was ‘persuaded’ by arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Ben-Ami’s reversal aligns him with many prominent left-wing Jewish voices who have made the accusation, which Israel denies and Trump rejected Sunday.
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, speaks at the group's national conference in 2018.(photo credit: MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/SOPA IMAGES/LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES/JTA)ByGRACE GILSON/JTA