Aipac the american israel public affairs committee. Israel alliance in the future is to educate student leaders today. The buildup to this particular battle began when aipac declared in its 2017 lobbying agenda that criminalising the boycott of israel is a top priority. Netanyahu and trump skip aipac meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel spoke via a video link from israel to the american israel public affairs committee conference in washington on. Book launch at aipac policy conference, march 2628, 2017, washington, d. Over three jampacked days, policy conference participants choose from hundreds of informative sessions and participate in the. Protesters outside of the aipac conference, march 26, 2017. Instead of trying to resurrect the decrepit zombie of twostatism in pursuit of bipartisanship, aipac would do better to assist in promoting. In rooms adjacent to the conference and nominally not part of the aipac conference, some of the. Party chair isaac herzog, and others spoke at the american israel public affairs committee aipac annual conference in washington, d. Former canadian prime minister stephen harper spoke at aipac on the. Critics say that the proisrael group is too powerful and too far to the right. For aipac in a polarized america, bipartisanship is a near. Im speaking of the three days i spent in washington, d.
Israel remains undeterred in its desire for peace with both the palestinians and its other arab. Proisrael aipac lobby navigates us political changes americas. Book launch at aipac policy conference, march 2628, 2017. Ambassador to israel david friedman addressing the american.
Vice president pence, speaking at the annual american israel public affairs committee aipac conference, reaffirmed the march 27, 2017 aipac policy conference, house speaker paul ryan remarks. Mike pence will address aipacs annual conference for 4th. A prelude to a session of the american israel public affairs committee aipac policy conference includes an israeli innovation showcase. Why remain jewish in the assimilated america of 2017.
Members of the press enter the aipac convention through a. Kids book called p is for palestine is stirring up. I just returned from one of the most exhilarating experiences ive had in a long time. Jta mike pence will again appear as a speaker at the israel lobby aipac s annual conference, as he has every year since he became vice president in 2017. Members of congress spoke at the annual american israel public affairs committee policy conference. Determined to keep readers fully informed and enable them to form. Aipac hot topic videos cover a wide range of issues affecting the u. Netanyahu and trump skip aipac meeting the new york times. The annual aipac policy conference will take place at the washington, d. Vice president pence, speaking at the annual american israel public affairs committee aipac conference, reaffirmed the march 27, 2017 aipac policy conference. Israel is committed to a twostate solutiona jewish state living sidebyside in peace with a demilitarized.
Its the figures whom aipac chose to invite that are truly troublingseveral antiisrael. Michael oren writes in his book, power, faith, and fantasy. The american israel public affairs committee is a lobbying group that advocates proisrael. Jews poses a special conundrum for the delegates at the annual aipac policy conference, beginning this weekend, in washington, d. Clashes break out between protesters on first day of aipac. The aipac policy conference is the proisrael communitys preeminent annual gathering.
American israel public affairs committee wikipedia. Because, according to aipac, israel needs you, and by safeguarding it, you can be a hero. The american israel public affairs committee aipac publicpolicy conference takes place in washington. Benjamin netanjahu is seen on a big screen at teh 2017 aipac policy conference reuters. American israel public affairs committee conference, part 1 cspan. President kagame speaks at aipac policy conference washington, d. Watch these videos to learn more about how aipac works with democrats and republicans in washington to. For aipac in a polarized america, bipartisanship is a nearimpossible challenge as proisrael lobby holds its annual flagship conference in washington, israel is. President kagame speaks at aipac policy conference. The times of israel covers one of the most complicated, and contentious, parts of the world. Protesters chain themselves to the doors of the aipac conference on march 26.
Convention center march 26th28th, 2017, just a short metro ride from our d. A childrens book titled p is for palestine is infuriating some new york jewish mothers who charge that its nothing but antisemitic propaganda disguised as a kids alphabet book. Progressive jews, come to aipac when a zionist group, left, right, or center, invites me, im going ive got a mouth and im going to use it to fight for what i believe mar 12, 2019, 8. Aipac s leadership development department empowers students to be confident advocates for israel both on campus and beyond. Progressive jews, come to aipac sarah tuttlesinger.
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