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Breaking News AIPAC Quietly Courts Liberals Under Cloud of Iran
(JTA) — At the AIPAC conference, a sea of 16,000 Israel supporters spent their time talking Iran policy amid the swirling controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. To the sidelines fell discussion of the Israeli elections, the peace process and Israeli innovation — as well as another quieter aim of the three-day…
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News Netanyahu and White House Seek to Lower Flames as Speech to Congress Looms
Last minute attempts by both the Obama administration and the Israeli government accelerated Monday to take the edge off of a vocal and at times ugly weeks-long dispute focused on the speech Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will give to Congress Tuesday morning. In the run-up to his much anticipated address, Netanyahu offered the administration and…
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Breaking News Susan Rice Gets Warm Reception at AIPAC
A nuclear deal with Iran must include access to its nuclear facilities even after the expiry of restrictions, which would last at least ten years, Susan Rice, the U.S. national security adviser, told AIPAC. Rice, addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Monday, the second day of its annual conference, said expectations that Iran…
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Breaking News More Americans Still View Benjamin Netanyahu ‘Favorably,’ Polls Show
Despite controversy over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress, more Americans view him favorably than unfavorably, according to two separate polls. Nearly twice as many Americans viewed Netanyahu favorably, 45 percent, as unfavorably, 24 percent, according to a Gallup poll taken Feb. 8-11 — after Netanyahu had accepted the invitation from House Speaker…
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Breaking News Netanyahu to AIPAC: Congressional Speech Must Go On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC conference lauded President Barack Obama but expressed few regrets for the speech to Congress he will present that has angered the White House. “I deeply appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel: security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the United Nations,” Netanyahu said Monday at…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Iran Nuclear Deal Could Threaten Israel’s Existence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States on Monday that the nuclear deal it is negotiating with Iran could threaten Israel’s survival and insisted he had a “moral obligation” to speak up about deep differences with President Barack Obama on the issue. Even as he set the stage for a Washington visit that…
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Israel News AIPAC Seeks Unity as Feud Erupts Over ‘Arrogant’ Benjamin Netanyahu
Bipartisanship was the name of the game as American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference opened in Washington on Sunday, but a bitter feud over Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress threatened to strip bare any pretense of harmony. As the Israel lobby kicked off its meeting, Netanyahu jetted into town after proclaiming that he…
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Israel News AIPAC Meets Under Cloud Amid Tumult Over Benjamin Netanyahu Speech
Regulars at the annual parley of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee are used to hearing speakers warn that “critical times” face supporters of Israel. Mostly, this is no more than a standard injection of some alarmism to jolt members into action. This year the term is amply justified. And the catalyst is not some…
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