@ soccer dad:
David, I couldn’t agree more with you. Ben-Ami was apparently not feeling well, but someone should have been sent in his stead if that was the case – They have 30 staffers now & are flush with Soros & other Dem. donor $$$ – Bad form.

Personally, I don’t want Oren to go for precisely the reasons you outlined. I think it will be used as a PR coup irrespective of Oren’s actual statements.. J Street has excelled at dirty media modus operandi.

I know we can all agree from America or Israel, that the last thing we want to see is some sort of distorted moveon.org type propaganda resulting from that speech.
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@ RE Grace: People, did I tell you Hudson was great or what? Check out their pro-active response. Fantastic! Email to Hudson.org away..

Dear Saus,
Thanks for your comments about our recent event at Hudson Institute. We are always trying to improve our website (without a lot of money, alas), and I wanted to know what you meant about our “oddball video player.” Do you have suggestions on how we might improve it (without spending a vast sum)? I’d sincerely like your constructive criticism.

Best wishes,
Grace Terzian
VP Communications, Hudson Insitute

So Ben Ami was invited and didn’t show?

So he invites Amb. Oren to give the imprimatur of legitimacy to his own organization but fails to show up along with the big boys.

Really if anyone could do what Rosner suggests (go to J-Street and explain why they are unhelpful to Israel) it’s Oren, as I’ve seen him take control of a rabidly anti-Israel (worse than J-Street) crowd.

However if Oren speaks, Ben Ami will probably ignore what he says (if Oren bashes J-Street) and simply trumpet – the Isreali government sent a rep, we’re important.