For decades, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has successfully worked behind the scenes to influence U.S. policymakers to pass pro-Israel legislation.
In 1991, Carroll was the acting editor of The Washington Jewish Week, a highly decorated and well-respected independent newspaper. In 1992, he wasn\’t. The reason? He went to a picnic.
As every political and charitable organization knows, there is nothing like access to Hollywood stars and influential players to collect crowds and hefty donations.
More than 1,000 pro-Israel activists from across the United States will meet in Los Angeles for the Oct. 30-31 National Summit on Foreign Policy and Politics of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Arlene Blum describes her new book, \”Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life,\” as an answer to a question she has often asked herself, as she did on Annapurna in the Himalayas: \”What\’s a nice Jewish girl from the Midwest doing at 21,000 feet, going down a knife-edged ridge all alone?\”
In his riveting new film, \”Paradise Now,\” Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad paints an ugly picture of Israeli occupation and the harsh consequences he believes flow from it, namely suicide bombers.
In 1927, a popular duo called The Happiness Boys had a hit song called, \”Since Henry Ford Apologized to Me,\” which lampooned the car magnet\’s supposed contrition for the anti-Semitic content of his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent.
Gaza 1995. Though my tank brigade is stationed in the Jordan Valley, I am deployed to Rafiah. Rafiah lies in the southern Gaza Strip, on the Israeli-Egyptian border.
Rosen recognized that he ruffled too many feathers to be out front. So he groomed protégés to assume that role. He mentored one so well that he became the head of AIPAC; another became the first Jew to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
Much of the literature against Proposition 73 correctly emphasizes that many teenage girls will seek underground abortions, rather than have their parents (or guardians, foster parents or other legal designees) learn that they are pregnant.
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