Shocked by J Street statement

In “Flotilla fallout becomes rallying cry for U.S. Jews” (June 11), Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of J Street, is quoted as saying, “There wouldn’t have been a flotilla if Gazan children had enough food, had schools, and clean water to drink.” This statement is dangerously naïve and represents a J Street buy-in to the vicious cascade of lies about Israel that is raging across the world. The flotilla had nothing to do with helping Gazan children. It is shocking to me that the president of J Street chooses to perpetuate the lies of Israel’s enemies.