This is the Forward’s coverage of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group.
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Fast Forward Most American Jews Oppose Trump. He Was Cheered At AIPAC Anyway.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A poll last year by the American Jewish Committee showed that 77 percent of American Jews disapproved of President Donald Trump’s job performance. American Jews had voted 70 percent to 25 percent in favor of Hillary Clinton over Trump. With the exception of the Orthodox, majorities of all the major Jewish denominations voted for Clinton….
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Opinion AIPAC’s Next Big Battle Might Be With Israel
For the past three days, American Jewish lovers of Israel have been enjoying each other’s company, en masse. Eighteen thousand of them, including 3,500 students, were funneled through the well-oiled machinery of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C. Every detail of the event was diligently attended to. In the…
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Opinion Why Isn’t AIPAC Talking About Israel’s African Refugee Crisis?
In late February, the Jewish Agency joined a long list of groups opposed to Israel’s deportation of African asylum-seekers. Its board urged that Israel should grant legal status to 500 young people who had grown up in Israel and asked Jerusalem to ensure that “every migrant has an opportunity to apply for asylum and receive…
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Letters AIPAC Members Stand With Israel — As Americans, Not Foreign Agents
In his recent op ed in these pages, former AIPAC staff member MJ Rosenberg argued that AIPAC should register as a foreign agent. This argument requires a response from an insider. I worked at AIPAC for 25 years and remained a close admirer of the organization after I left in 1997 (Rosenberg’s attitude to the…
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Fast Forward Sen. Robert Menendez Thanks AIPAC For Backing Him During Corruption Trial
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Robert Menendez received a hero’s welcome at AIPAC, where the New Jersey Democrat thanked the lobby for its support during his corruption trial. Menendez, who returned recently to the top Democratic spot on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after his trial ended in a mistrial, was among the few speakers to…
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Fast Forward U.S. Ambassador To Israel Blasts ‘Blasphemous’ J Street Motto
United States Ambassador to Israel David Friedman took another shot at the liberal pro-Israel lobby J Street, calling its motto “blasphemous” in a speech Tuesday at the policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Friedman has a long history of troubled relations with J Street. He once referred to the organization’s members as…
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Israel News New Israeli Opposition Leader Plays It Safe In First Speech To American Jews
Avi Gabbay was a newcomer to Israeli politics when he stunned the country by winning the Labor Party’s leadership primary last July. For American Jews, Gabbay is still an unknown — he came from the world of business, where contacts with the world’s largest Jewish diaspora community are not a top priority. Taking the stage…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Tries To Woo Back Progressives In Effort To Maintain Bipartisan Stance
Attempting to head off signs of weakening Democratic and progressive support for Israel, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee kicked off its annual policy conference with a pledge to welcome liberals to the pro-Israel lobby’s proverbial “big tent.” “We need to embrace and involve many more Jewish Americans,” AIPAC president Mort Fridman said at the…
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