J Street's leader defends a liberal Zionist position that is increasingly out of step with both the Israeli government and a Democratic base that has moved sharply against Israel.

• Israel's ambassador to Washington called J Street "a cancer" and labeled Ben-Ami and Bernie Sanders fake Jews for criticizing the government.
• J Street now backs ending US financial aid and blocking offensive weapons sales, but still supports selling defensive systems like Iron Dome.
• The hosts push back hard, arguing Israel is committing genocide and apartheid and should be sanctioned like South Africa was.
• Ben-Ami still backs a two-state solution and rejects the idea that a Jewish homeland inevitably leads to ethnic supremacy, pointing to past right-wing leaders like Begin who made peace with Egypt.
• Israeli public opinion is the bigger problem: majorities support expelling Gaza's population, and 75% disapprove of Netanyahu mainly for not being harsh enough.

Outlook: Israeli elections this fall will likely replace Netanyahu, but any new government will still be far to the right of where the American Democratic base now stands.