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February 26, 2013
10:55 pm

US Vice President Joe Biden (photo credit: AP/Markus Schreiber)

Biden, Netanyahu to headline AIPAC conference

Pro-Israel group will lobby for new Iran sanctions legislation and bill designating Israel ‘a major strategic partner’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 22, 2013
11:11 pm

Former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for defense secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 31 (AP/Susan Walsh)

Hagel’s damaged brand

While they will no doubt lose the confirmation battle, Republicans have already achieved victory in the policy war

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 20, 2013
5:01 pm

Hagel called Netanyahu a ‘radical,’ urged talks with Hamas

In 2010 speech, defense secretary nominee also reportedly warned Israel risked becoming an apartheid state if it blocked Palestinian state

By Asher Zeiger

February 5, 2013
1:12 pm

Sami Rahamim waits for an address by President Barack Obama on Monday, February 4, 2013 in Minneapolis. (photo credit: AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Son of Israeli victim leading push for US gun reform

Sami Rahamim lost his father in a November shooting attack. Now the 17-year-old is a lobbyist against gun violence

By Kyle Potter

January 31, 2013
12:40 am

Texas Sen. John Cornyn coordinated his opposition to Sen. Chuck Hagel's nomination with Pastor John Hagee, the founder of Christians United For Israel. (Gage Skidmore/CreativeCommons via JTA)

Christian Zionists spearhead fight against Hagel

Pro-Israel evangelicals mobilize to sink GOP senator’s bid to become US defense secretary

By Ron Kampeas

January 14, 2013
1:41 pm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) and King Abdullah II of Jordan during a welcoming ceremony in Ramallah in 2011 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Abdullah says Arab Spring should push Israel to restart talks

Jordanian monarch calls for resumption of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians

By AP and Asher Zeiger

January 1, 2013
5:11 am

Reform leader Rabbi Rick Jacobs (Robert A. Cumins/JFNA via JTA)

Reform Jews, AIPAC take opposing positions on penalizing Palestinians

Are organizations’ competing responses to a recent UN vote a minor bump, or a sign of a coming schism in the pro-Israel community?

By Ron Kampeas

December 27, 2012
12:06 pm

US Congress (Photo credit: CC BY-SA Dougtone, Flickr)

Political showdowns will make 2013 a busy year for US Jews

From Iran’s nuclear program to the fight over gay marriage, Jewish groups are already gearing up for their next big battles

By Ron Kampeas

December 21, 2012
6:20 pm

73 senators sign AIPAC-backed letter urging continued Iran restrictions

A significant number of pro-Israel senators choose not to add their names to document

December 20, 2012
6:02 am

President Obama speaks by phone with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas while aboard Air Force One in July 2010. (Pete Souza/White House via JTA)

Obama won’t focus on Israel in second term, experts predict

Fiscal challenges, Iran’s nuclear program and a changed approach to peace talks mean dramatic developments are unlikely

By Ron Kampeas

December 18, 2012
7:50 pm

Chuck Hagel arrives at Camp Ramadi, in central Iraq, for a short visit with US servicemen, July 22, 2008. (photo credit: courtesy United States Marine Corps)

Likely new US defense chief seen backpedaling on opposition to Iran strike

Chuck Hagel ‘now in sync’ with Obama, says ADL head; Jewish hawks slam his voting record on Israel and his comments denigrating Jewish lobby

By Raphael Ahren

December 14, 2012
11:32 pm

Rep. Gary Ackerman is one of a number of veteran pro-Israel lawmakers leaving Congress. (Courtesy of the Israel Policy Forum via JTA)

New US Congress will be missing some of its longtime pro-Israel pillars

Retirements and defeats mean a new group of supporters will take the reins on Middle East issues

By Ron Kampeas

December 4, 2012
4:26 pm

J Street hires new spokesman

DC lobbying group recruits Alan Elsner from the Israel Project

November 30, 2012
10:05 pm

Palestinians celebrating in the West Bank city of Ramallah after the UN General Assembly voted to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state, November 2012 (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

US shifting from punitive to wait-and-see response to Palestinian UN bid

Despite disappointment with vote results, both Washington and Jerusalem seemed reconciled to the inevitable

By Ron Kampeas

November 30, 2012
5:33 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week in Ramallah (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90).

AIPAC calls for review of US-Palestinian ties

In wake of UN vote granting observer state status to Palestine, political lobby calls for shutdown of PLO office in Washington

By Ron Kampeas

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: AIPAC American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Biden, Netanyahu to headline AIPAC conference

Pro-Israel group will lobby for new Iran sanctions legislation and bill designating Israel ‘a major strategic partner’

Hagel’s damaged brand

While they will no doubt lose the confirmation battle, Republicans have already achieved victory in the policy war

Hagel called Netanyahu a ‘radical,’ urged talks with Hamas

In 2010 speech, defense secretary nominee also reportedly warned Israel risked becoming an apartheid state if it blocked Palestinian state

Son of Israeli victim leading push for US gun reform

Sami Rahamim lost his father in a November shooting attack. Now the 17-year-old is a lobbyist against gun violence

Christian Zionists spearhead fight against Hagel

Pro-Israel evangelicals mobilize to sink GOP senator’s bid to become US defense secretary

Abdullah says Arab Spring should push Israel to restart talks

Jordanian monarch calls for resumption of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians

Reform Jews, AIPAC take opposing positions on penalizing Palestinians

Are organizations’ competing responses to a recent UN vote a minor bump, or a sign of a coming schism in the pro-Israel community?

Political showdowns will make 2013 a busy year for US Jews

From Iran’s nuclear program to the fight over gay marriage, Jewish groups are already gearing up for their next big battles

73 senators sign AIPAC-backed letter urging continued Iran restrictions

A significant number of pro-Israel senators choose not to add their names to document

Obama won’t focus on Israel in second term, experts predict

Fiscal challenges, Iran’s nuclear program and a changed approach to peace talks mean dramatic developments are unlikely

Likely new US defense chief seen backpedaling on opposition to Iran strike

Chuck Hagel ‘now in sync’ with Obama, says ADL head; Jewish hawks slam his voting record on Israel and his comments denigrating Jewish lobby

New US Congress will be missing some of its longtime pro-Israel pillars

Retirements and defeats mean a new group of supporters will take the reins on Middle East issues

J Street hires new spokesman

DC lobbying group recruits Alan Elsner from the Israel Project

US shifting from punitive to wait-and-see response to Palestinian UN bid

Despite disappointment with vote results, both Washington and Jerusalem seemed reconciled to the inevitable

AIPAC calls for review of US-Palestinian ties

In wake of UN vote granting observer state status to Palestine, political lobby calls for shutdown of PLO office in Washington

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