J street : the art of the possible / written and directed by Ben Avishai and Ken Winikur ; produced by Ken Winikur.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Avishai, Ben, director.

Winikur, Ken, director, producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Lobbying--United States.

Lobbying.

Arab-Israeli conflict--History--21st century.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Jews--United States--Attitudes toward Israel.

Jews.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : Sideways Films, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

J Street is a term for one of Washington D.C.'s newest lobbies, a lobby in support of an Israeli two-state solution. This upstart lobby, less than five years old, sees itself as a David to the immensely powerful lobby American Jewish pro-Israel lobby. This feature length documentary tracks the J Street lobby as it attempts to change what it means to be pro-Israel in America. We watch as they struggle to influence the Obama administration towards taking an active role in negotiating a two-state solution. J Street is shot with the intimacy of cinema verite, and we feel the pulse of this grass-roots organization as they attend high-level strategy meetings and spend long, intense nights working towards their goal. J Street pulls us into this group of passionate lobbyists and their fervent efforts to persuade those in power. This documentary is at once a compelling story about the American political process at work and about the desperate need for Israel to reach a lasting peace.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2016).

OCLC:

934523117