A fine piece by Eric Fingerhut of JTA about how AIPAC cultivates young campus politicians so that someday… who knows. Out of 400 students at a Saban event recently, 100 were not Jews.
[Nick] Miccarelli [a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and former college ledader] said he was a "100 percent supporter of Israel" before he
ever found AIPAC, but the organization "really helped me hone some of
my beliefs" and "turn those inherent beliefs I had into tangible and
well-expressed policies."
"Some of it is verbiage, how to go about supporting Israel," he said,
but AIPAC also taught him about the issue of divestment from Iran,
which he then spoke about with voters in his district.
"I've always been a good arguer," said Miccarelli, but "they do such a
good job at teaching people how to more effectively get their thoughts
across."
"They're not just building Israel advocates," he said, "they're building future leaders on a variety of issues. "
[Thanks to Jeff Blankfort, who wanted to headline this, "How AIPAC Nurtures Bootlickers"]
