Mar 21 Clinton attacks Trump's qualifications in AIPAC address By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton previewed an early line of Democratic attack against Donald Trump on Monday, casting the GOP front-runner as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander in chief in a speech before a prominent pro-Israel advocacy organization. Continue reading
Mar 21 Pro-Israel policy conference nervously awaits Trump speech By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- As America's leading pro-Israel group prepares to hear from nearly all the presidential candidates, most eyes in the audience of thousands will be on GOP front-runner Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 10:43 How Jewish Americans view Netanyahu's speech By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to play down divisions over his scheduled address to the U.S. Congress. How are Jewish Americans reacting to Netanyahu’s highly anticipated and controversial speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday? Gwen Ifill gets two views… Continue watching
Mar 02 Netanyahu on Iran deal: I have 'moral obligation' to speak up By Julie Pace, Aron Heller, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even as he assailed the U.S. leader's bid for a nuclear deal with Iran as a threat… Continue reading
Mar 02 At AIPAC conference, Netanyahu to face off with U.S. officials on Iran By Julie Pace, Aron Heller, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials were set to face off Monday in dueling speeches on the high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiations, a signature foreign policy objective of President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Feb 26 Susan Rice and Samantha Power to attend AIPAC conference By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a move that may ease — or exacerbate — spiraling tensions with Israel over a potential Iran nuclear deal, the White House has decided against snubbing America's leading pro-Israel lobby and will send President Barack Obama's national… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch AIPAC Conference Highlights U.S.-Israel Tensions Members of an influential pro-Israel lobbying group gathered in Washington this week, as the Israeli prime minister had private meetings with President Obama. Jeffrey Brown reports on the strained relationship between the U.S. and Israel over plans to build more… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: Google Pulls China Search Engine In other news Monday, Google announced it has moved its search engine from China to Hong Kong to circumvent censorship laws on the mainland and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that new settlements in East Jerusalem would undermine the… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Dueling Books Reignite Debate Over Israeli Lobby in United States Two books examining the Israeli lobby in the U.S., "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy," and "The Deadliest Lies," present opposing views on Israel's influence among U.S. policymakers. Authors John Mearsheimer and Abraham Foxman detail their stances. Continue watching