AIPAC
June 12, 2019, 12:53 pm
AIPAC and J Street support effort to restore funds
Israeli-Palestinian peace dialogue funding cut by Trump Administration
By Ron Kampeas JTA
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the AIPAC Policy Conference Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of AIPAC)
March 28, 2019, 3:41 pm
Recent controversy notwithstanding, support at AIPAC remains bipartisan
An estimated 18,000 people, including a sizable delegation from Pittsburgh, were on hand for the three-day conference.
By Jared Foretek | Special to the Chronicle
The main conference hall at the AIPAC conference. (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)
March 29, 2018, 10:30 am
AIPAC won’t win back progressives until it faces hard truths about Israel
AIPAC leaders said the right things at the 2018 policy conference, but their support of the Israeli government and Netanyahu doesn't back those words.
By Jeremy Ben-Ami and Jill Jacobs
U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, who spoke Monday night, was a star of the conference. (Photo courtesy of AIPAC)
March 7, 2018, 11:35 am
AIPAC 2018 stresses foreign policy wins
The annual conference basked in administration's decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem, stance on imposing sanctions on Iran and efforts to combat anti-Semitism in the U.N.
By David Holzel and Lauren Rosenblatt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at AIPAC's 2018 conference in March. (Photo courtesy of AIPAC)
March 6, 2018, 1:27 pm
Bibi: Isolation is in the past
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to counteract the BDS movement and said Israeli innovation has helped the country improve diplomatic relations.
By Lauren Rosenblatt
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington Monday night. (Photo by Jared Foretek)
March 5, 2018, 9:41 pm
Pence and Haley tout administration’s achievements at AIPAC
The vice president focused his speech on Iran, making only a passing reference to the regional peace plan. Haley focused on defending Israel from "bullying" at the U.N.
By Jared Foretek
Avi Gabbay at a news conference after winning the Labor Party primary in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
March 5, 2018, 4:38 pm
Gabbay slams settlements, touts demilitarized Palestinian state in AIPAC debut
Zionist Union leader jabs Netanyahu for corruption probes, decries 'anti-Semitic incitement' by Palestinians, in maiden address to US pro-Israel lobby.
By MICHAEL BACHNER / Times of Israel
The main conference hall at the AIPAC conference. (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)
March 5, 2018, 4:24 pm
In outreach to progressives, AIPAC airs an endorsement of the two-state solution
“We must all work toward that future two states for two people, one Jewish with defensible borders and one Palestinian,” Howard Kohr, AIPAC’s executive director, said Sunday.
By Ron Kampeas
The embassy is slated to move to Jerusalem in May. (Photo by Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons)
March 5, 2018, 4:04 pm
Guatemala will move its Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem in May
Speaking at the annual AIPAC conference, President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala said they will make the move on May 16, two days after the U.S. will also move its embassy.
By JTA Reports
The sign that greets visitors when they first enter the AIPAC Village, a place for Israeli researchers and entrepreneurs to showcase their technologies. (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)
March 5, 2018, 3:30 pm
AIPAC Village offers an insider glimpse to Israeli innovation
At an AIPAC conference that strives to tell personal stories, the Village offered a welcome intimate environment that championed innovation and collaboration.
By Lauren Rosenblatt
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