AIPAC — Let the Sun Shine In
James D. Besser
June 2, 2005
By most measures, last week\’s policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was a success.
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AIPAC Will Focus on Policy at Gathering
Ron Kampeas, JTA
May 19, 2005
AIPAC will be tasked with keeping its members focused on the important issues facing Israel and maintaining support in Congress if the Gaza pullout, planned for this summer, goes awry. The effort to keep attention focused on Iran\’s presumed drive for nuclear weapons is also high on its agenda.
Bush Touts Palestine in Europe
Ron Kampeas, JTA
February 24, 2005
President Bush is declaring his hope for a Palestinian state loud and clear, and no wonder — it\’s almost the price of entry to the alliance with Europe that he urgently wants to revive.
Sharon Plan Raises Myriad Questions
Leslie Susser
December 25, 2003
Ariel Sharon\’s major policy statement at the Herzliya
security conference last week might have made world headlines, but it\’s far
from clear what the Israeli prime minister has in mind. Sharon called on
Palestinian leaders to open negotiations with Israel and threatened unilateral
Ford Funded Durbin Anti-Israel Activists
Edwin Black
October 16, 2003
In August 2001, thousands of human rights activists from around the globe gathered in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations conference that participants hoped would address racial injustice plaguing humanity, from Rwanda to Sri Lanka to the United States.
Safe in the Senate?
Matthew E. Berger
November 14, 2002
Jewish lobbyists say that when the Republicans take control of the full Congress in January, they will need to respond more to legislation they oppose rather than help craft laws that fit with their priorities.
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