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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 375

2018 AIPAC Policy Conference

J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami addressing the group’s annual national conference in Washington on April 15, 2018. (Courtesy, J Street)
April 19, 2018, 10:30 pm
At AIPAC, a Trump-Netanyahu marriage made in heaven. At J Street, in hell
The two recent conferences show more than just competing ideologies or political goals; they reflect starkly different interpretations of this moment in the US-Israel relationship
By Eric Cortellessa
Emily B. Landau
March 13, 2018, 3:22 pm
Emily B. Landau
At AIPAC, this Israeli felt the love
The annual policy conference brings multiple perspectives to the table and shines an inspiring light on Israel
Attendees applaud US Vice President Mike Pence during his address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 8, 2018, 4:13 am
US Jews, most of whom oppose Trump, cheer US president at AIPAC
Some participants at pro-Israel lobby say applauding Trump was ‘difficult’ and ‘confusing’; others distinguish the person from the policy
By Ben Sales
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center March 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 7, 2018, 2:48 pm
Looking for a vote or confidence: 10 things for your March 7
As Netanyahu basks in AIPAC’s warm glow, election talk continues to ramp up back home, with everyone claiming the others want to go to the polls
By Joshua Davidovich
Hundreds of AIPAC policy conference delegates attend an event, away from the main conference, in support of the settlement movement in Washington, DC, March 5, 2018. (Courtesy: Yesha Council)
March 7, 2018, 5:19 am
As AIPAC is out-hawked by Trump, settlers reevaluate ties to pro-Israel lobby
The US group’s support for two states exposes discord among West Bank Israelis, with one rogue council head garnering Likud support by going on the offensive
By Jacob Magid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
March 6, 2018, 11:53 pm
Rebuffing Netanyahu, Iran blames Mideast woes on Israel
Foreign Minister Zarif says ‘occupation and apartheid system that perpetuates it will not last long’
By Michael Bachner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
March 6, 2018, 10:31 pm
Full text of Netanyahu’s 2018 address to AIPAC
PM touts strong US-Israel ties under Trump, vows to thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, says Israel will boycott those who try to isolate it
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
March 6, 2018, 9:23 pm
New Jersey’s Menendez thanks AIPAC for support during corruption trial
Democratic senator says pro-Israel lobby helped him fend off ‘Goliath’ when battling federal graft charges last year
By JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference at the Washington Convention Center March 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 6, 2018, 7:04 pm
With inspiring performance at AIPAC, Netanyahu seeks to show he’s indispensable
Showcasing Israel’s achievements, explaining how he’ll defeat its enemies, PM proves himself peerless. But the 18,000 roaring supporters in DC do not hold his fate in their hands
By David Horovitz
Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018. (Screen capture: AIPAC)
March 6, 2018, 6:08 pm
Sticking to talking points in AIPAC romp, PM vows to stop Iran, thanks Trump
Pushing aside legal woes back home, Netanyahu says Israel and other countries will back US decision to pull out of nuclear deal, vows to boycott countries that isolate Israel
By Eric Cortellessa
Attendees applaud US Vice President Mike Pence during his address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 6, 2018, 3:03 pm
WATCH LIVE: Netanyahu, David Friedman address AIPAC plenary session
Prime minister, US ambassador to Israel speaking at policy conference on its final day
A Palestinian flag waves in front of the White House on December 8, 2017, in Washington, DC, at a protest against US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (AFP PHOTO / mari matsuri)
March 6, 2018, 2:03 pm
AIPAC rekindles old debate: Does Israel seek a two-state solution?
After lobby group’s CEO calls for Palestinian statehood, Israeli hawks accuse him of misrepresenting the government’s formal position on the matter. The only problem: there is none
By Raphael Ahren
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2018. (Haim Zach/GPO)
March 6, 2018, 10:58 am
The Big Skim: 9 things for your March 6
A state’s witness spills fresh dirt on the Netanyahus, but his credentials are questioned; Trump opens doors for better or worse, and an ex-aide careens from defiance to acceptance
By Joshua Davidovich
AIPAC President Mort Fridman addressing participants at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2018. (AIPAC via JTA)
March 6, 2018, 8:17 am
More Orthodox Jews coming to AIPAC to ‘rally around the cause’
Once a relatively minor contingent at pro-Israel lobby’s confab, more members of community drawn to its staunch advocacy
By Ben Sales
Democratic Senator of New York Chuck Schumer speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/ Nicholas Kamm)
March 6, 2018, 8:01 am
Schumer: Settlements not an obstacle to peace
Top Senate Democrat blames peace deadlock on Palestinian rejection of a Jewish state, slams ‘false moral equivalence’ in conflict
By ToI Staff
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