AIPAC has some new competition. It’s called J Street and it bills itself as a “pro-peace, pro-Israel political voice,” in contrast with AIPAC, which the folks at J Street clearly perceive as a pro-violence, anti-Israel political voice. I took part in a conference call today with J Street’s founder and executive director, Jeremy Ben-Ami, and several of its advisers, all of whom made clear their disdain for AIPAC and its “right-wing agenda.” Victor Kovner, former corporation council for the city of New York, had this to say:

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