For JPVP Participants, AIPAC Was a Bipartisan Affair
In the weeks leading up to their annual policy conference, AIPAC made headlines with its controversial ad attacking “radical” Democrats and Bernie Sanders’s public boycott...
What Would A Bernie-Bloomberg Match Look Like?
In terms of the Jewish community, a Sander vs. Bloomberg match would be a moment of pride mixed with a fair amount of communal oy vey. The pride part is obvious. The oy vey relates to the not unreasonable concern over the rise of anti-Semitic stereotypes relating to either candidate. Clearly, pride overpowers concerns about haters just using this as another reason to hate, but the ride would be a tough one.
AIPAC Falls Victim to Polarizing Politics
And yet, AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, should have been able to navigate this minefield a little more gracefully. The lobby, known for its political savviness, has demonstrated its mastery of political nuance in the past, knowing exactly how far it can go in stepping on the toes of one side (usually the Democrats) without alienating it altogether. AIPAC has shown its ability to remain a welcome guest and a trusted adviser regardless of the party occupying the White House or holding the majority in Congress.
This week, however, was different.
Democrats Do Israel, As White Supremacist Threat Looms
Democrats Go on AIPACIsrael Trip, Donald Trump and White Supremacy, Jewish Vote in 2020
Five Things to Know This Week: Trump’s Jewish American Gambit
1. Who’s in and who’s out of Trump’s Jewish allies circle?
Last Tuesday, the White House hosted a group of Jewish leaders for a short pre-Passover...
Five Things to Know This Week: Bibi, Bipartisanship and Israeli Elections
Nathan Guttman on the upcoming Israeli elections and Benjamin Netanyahu’s play on American politics
Five Things to Know This Week: AIPAC Insights And Trump’s Campaign Boost
1. AIPAC goes tough, but then what?
An unmistakable air of combativeness set the tone for AIPAC’s annual policy conference. The 18,000 participants, dignitaries, professionals and...
Five Things to Know This Week: Trump’s ‘Jexodus’ and an AIPAC Showdown
Nathan Guttman on Trump’s Jewish American Jexodus, AIPAC and J Street
Five Things to Know This Week: Can Bernie Sanders show Ilhan Omar the right way to criticize Israel?
1. Ilhan Omar watch: Where’s Bernie?
House Democrats are spending more and more time trying to understand, educate and counter their colleague Ilhan Omar. What started...
Five Things To Know This Week: AIPAC and Bibi Clash
1. Are Bibi and AIPAC no longer BFFs?
As promised last week, the Ilhan Omar controversy has died out and made way for a fresh debate....
Five Things to Know This Week: Omar Fallout, Israeli Elections & Trump’s Peace Plan
Nathan Guttman’s “Five Things” Column lists all the issues you should watch this coming week.
Taking the Pulse at AIPAC 2018
“Choose to Lead” is the AIPAC motto for 2018. There are 18,000 attendees, a figure slightly up from last year’s, including 3,600 students.