A J Street-sponsored trip last week billed as an alternative to Birthright Israel had two of its participants questioning their belief in the Jewish state. 
Liberal Jewish advocacy group J Street emerged as one of the biggest backers for Democratic candidates this cycle, but a majority of the candidates in races deemed competitive fell to their Republican opponents. 
A D.C.-based watchdog says J Street PAC is "skirting" FEC guidelines for the specific type of PAC it is operating. 
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, met with leaders of the liberal advocacy group J Street, and thanked them for their lobbying efforts, citing his "appreciation for their efforts to support the peace process within American society." 
Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, has accepted over $170,000 in bundled contributions from J Street PAC, despite swearing off special interests in his campaign to unseat Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz. 
The White House and leading lawmakers are dismissing attacks by a liberal Middle East policy group against the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, according to conversations with Trump administration officials and others who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the situation. 
Campus branches of the liberal group J Street have been helping anti-Israel activists gain support for student government resolutions calling for boycotts of Israel, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of BDS campaigns on college campuses during the recently concluded 2017-2018 school year. 
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D., Wisc.) has accepted another $50,000 in bundled contributions from lobbyists at the J Street PAC despite her anti-special-interests stance, filings show. 
