At the J Street convention in Washington last week, a sitting U.S. senator took the stage and declared that pro-Israel Americans who are members of AIPAC are “neither pro-American nor pro-Israel.”

It was a shocking smear from Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, reminiscent of the worst tropes of dual loyalty levied at our community.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the senator’s slander received a standing ovation from the J Street audience.

As a Jewish communal leader and a fierce pro-Israel advocate, I am disgusted by Senator Van Hollen’s accusation. Equally beyond the pale was its enthusiastic reception from an organization that mistakenly claims to represent the majority of........

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