AIPAC is bragging that there will be 14,000 delegates at its policy conference starting this weekend. The White House will be sending Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry. And it’s a good bet your Congressperson and Senators will be there.
I wanted to cover the conference, but Emily Helpern of a p.r. firm representing AIPAC wrote to me today.
Thank you for your interest in attending this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference as a member of the press. However, press credentials for the conference will not be issued to you. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
I’ve been to three AIPAC policy conferences. They haven’t given us credentials for the last three years.
Is she this Emily Helpern? http://www.linkedin.com/pub/emily-helpern/30/493/421 Formerly of Human Rights Watch?
What credentials do you need anyway to get invited?
Don’t worry, Phil
you can always watch the movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOEq-ImGWJ0
what is also more difficult now is getting information about their line-up for their “break-out” sessions. Many of these people are quite extreme and not even subtle in their racism.
Back in 2011, they probably told us “too much” and we broke the story about how they will feature even a supporter of the “The English Defence League”, a group that organizes street violence in the UK. https://mondoweiss.mystagingwebsite.com/2011/05/aipac-to-gather-rightwingers-including-supporter-of-english-defence-league.html
This year i cannot find any info about their speakers for the break-out sessions. Further investigation would probably prove useful, so that people will know exactly what kind of organization they are dealing with here.
Tightening down the communication hatches again. Mondoweiss letting air and facts out of the bubble. Phil if at first you don’t succeed try try and try again to walk in another way. I am always amazed they still let you into Israel