Two pro-Israel speakers at the AIPAC policy conference said yesterday that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the bete noir of the lobby, is also a boon to the lobby; for if the Iranian President is not reelected next month, AIPAC’s case against Iranian…
Bruce Wolman writes: Speakers at the AIPAC policy conference regularly said that some Arab nations are on the same page with Israel in considering the Iranian nuclear program the biggest threat to regional stability, but the Egyptian Foreign Ministry articulated…
The vice president said a few words about freezing settlement expansion and granting greater freedom of movement to Palestinians as a means of demonstrating Israel’s commitment to Palestinian statehood. “Show me,” he challenged Israel. And he got applause. Not a…
When he called for a two-state solution now, when he came down on settlement expansion, there was just a smattering of applause for John Kerry at AIPAC today. Settlements “empower the enemies of peace in the region,” Kerry said. And…
When he called for a two-state solution now, when he came down on settlement expansion, there was just a smattering of applause for John Kerry at AIPAC today. Settlements “empower the enemies of peace in the region,” Kerry said. And…
How important is Palestinian statehood to the AIPAC faithful? How likely is a confrontation between Obama and the Israel lobby? Answers: Not very important. And, likely. I talked to a dozen AIPAC members last night and this morning and got…
Short, very positive speech from Bibi Netanyahu, by video feed from Israel to the AIPAC policy conference. Seemed just a wee bit groggy, as though jarred from sleep at 3 a.m., but not at all scary. Warm, even fuzzy. The…
Congressman Eliot Engel, addressing a breakout session at his 22d consecutive AIPAC policy conference : You are the key to a safe and secure Israel… There is no more effective lobbying force on Capitol Hill than AIPAC. Bar none. It…
Phil posted yesterday on Jane Harman’s comments at the AIPAC conference yesterday. Here is some video posted by TPM: You can watch the full video on the AIPAC website.