Netanyahu and trump skip aipac meeting the new york times. Protesters chain themselves to the doors of the aipac conference on march 26. Israel alliance in the future is to educate student leaders today. President kagame speaks at aipac policy conference. For aipac in a polarized america, bipartisanship is a nearimpossible challenge as proisrael lobby holds its annual flagship conference in washington, israel is. The american israel public affairs committee aipac publicpolicy conference takes place in washington. Kids book called p is for palestine is stirring up. Over three jampacked days, policy conference participants choose from hundreds of informative sessions and participate in the. Aipac the american israel public affairs committee. Aipac hot topic videos cover a wide range of issues affecting the u. 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. Progressive jews, come to aipac sarah tuttlesinger. Convention center march 26th28th, 2017, just a short metro ride from our d.
That means it has to have leading democrats like pelosi over. Aipac reflects heroism of jewish power and its perils. Mike pence will address aipacs annual conference for 4th. Im speaking of the three days i spent in washington, d. Instead of trying to resurrect the decrepit zombie of twostatism in pursuit of bipartisanship, aipac would do better to assist in promoting. I just returned from one of the most exhilarating experiences ive had in a long time. Proisrael aipac lobby navigates us political changes americas. Israel is committed to a twostate solutiona jewish state living sidebyside in peace with a demilitarized. Party chair isaac herzog, and others spoke at the american israel public affairs committee aipac annual conference in washington, d. A prelude to a session of the american israel public affairs committee aipac policy conference includes an israeli innovation showcase. Book launch at aipac policy conference, march 2628, 2017. March 26, 2017 part of vp pence at aipac policy conference.
President kagame speaks at aipac policy conference washington, d. American israel public affairs committee wikipedia. Critics say that the proisrael group is too powerful and too far to the right. In rooms adjacent to the conference and nominally not part of the aipac conference, some of the. The event attracts more than 16,000 community and student activists from all 50 states, members of congress, and countless israeli and american policymakers and thought leaders. Protesters outside of the aipac conference, march 26, 2017. 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. Members of the press enter the aipac convention through a. 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 near.
The annual aipac policy conference will take place at the washington, d. The times of israel covers one of the most complicated, and contentious, parts of the world. Because, according to aipac, israel needs you, and by safeguarding it, you can be a hero. Determined to keep readers fully informed and enable them to form. The aipac policy conference is the proisrael communitys preeminent annual gathering. Why remain jewish in the assimilated america of 2017. Michael oren writes in his book, power, faith, and fantasy. Book launch at aipac policy conference, march 2628, 2017, washington, d.
American israel public affairs committee conference, part 1 cspan. Former canadian prime minister stephen harper spoke at aipac on the. Aipac s leadership development department empowers students to be confident advocates for israel both on campus and beyond. Clashes break out between protesters on first day of aipac. Members of congress spoke at the annual american israel public affairs committee policy conference. 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. 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. Its the figures whom aipac chose to invite that are truly troublingseveral antiisrael. 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. The american israel public affairs committee is a lobbying group that advocates proisrael. Ambassador to israel david friedman addressing the american.
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