American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Obama's Split Views on Iran's Atom Bomb

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

If Israel believes it can set back the Iranian program substantially and if it perceives Western efforts to pressure Iran are not progressing fast enough to stop the Iranian program, Israel would be acting first to defend itself. But it also would be serving the interests of the Middle East, the U.S. and the wider world.

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Obama's Israel Problem

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.06.2012

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Ben Cohen

Barack Obama has tried and largely failed to rein in Israel's aggression against the Palestinians while he has been in office. But the president is finding that Israel's belligerence toward Iran is a far more serious problem that may require a much firmer hand.

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Joshua Hersh

GOP Leader Argues For War Against Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 03.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A top Republican senator made a strong case for military action against Iran Monday night, calling the Obama administration's policy of ...

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Netanyahu Reiterates That Israel Cannot Return To 1967 Borders

AP | By AMY TEIBEL | Posted 07.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Israel's prime minister promised to present his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace in a speech before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday, bu...

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American Midterm Candidates Pandered for Pro-Israel Money and Votes

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Milazzo

Israel and the United States are not one country. Being pro-Israel should not wield so much power that it becomes a principal issue in American elections.

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Like a Pork Chop at Passover

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

When the fate of Middle East peace is serially derailed by booby traps planted by the right wing inside Israel's coalition government, it's time to ask what, pray tell, is going on in Jerusalem?

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Boxer vs. Feinstein: The Path to Middle East Peace

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sanjeev Bery

In the growing national debate on US-Israel relations, California's two US senators have very different things to say.

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J Street Conference To Open Amid Controversy

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

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J Street, an advocacy and lobbying firm created 18 months ago, is holding its first annual conference beginning Sunday, with participation from about ...

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Bibi Goes to Washington: How About a Nuclear Free Middle East?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

It might be the case that Netanyahu has far more friends in Washington than does the president.

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President Obama Offers Iran "A Promise of a New Day"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.

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