Before Netanyahu Speaks, AIPAC Gives Thanks for An Aggressive Congress
Senator Lindsey Graham says he'll be “in the front row” when the Israeli prime minister speaks.
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"Thank goodness for Congress!" said Howard Kohr, the CEO of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Applause filled the Washington Convention Center, from thousands of people attending AIPAC's annual policy conference. In the Obama years, AIPAC's show of force in Washington often overlapped with a moment of tension or scandal in the relationship between the president and the Likud government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This year's conference coincides with Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress, which originated in conversations with the Republican leadership—not, as is the norm, via conversations with the White House.