The Bash-Me Bunch or Beat Them and They Will Thank you, Thank Them and They Will Beat You Welcome to the J Street Conference at the Washington Convention Center, where "more than 2,000 registered in advance," according to a smiling lady welcoming the press.
"What do you have more of here, Jews or Arabs?" I ask the smiling face.
"That is racial profiling," her smile evaporates.
"Isn't J Street 'Jew Street'?" I ask.
"That is your interpretation."
"I'm so sorry. Could you please explain what the 'J' stands for?"
"It is the letter that's missing in the Washington street names."
"Is it the only one missing?"
"There is no Y Street, no Z Street. J is just the start from the top."
Why choose to call your organization for a street, existing or not? But "J," we must admit, sounds less like a "racial profiling" than any spelled-out "Jew," "Jewish," or "Judaism."
Welcome to J Street, the street of the Js.
via hudson-ny.org
