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March 3, 2013

So Much for the All-Powerful 'Israel Lobby'

Lee Smith, Tablet Magazine

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Despite an operating budget of more than $60 million, on the most crucial issue facing Israel’s security, AIPAC has lost the policy debate. The winners include those who believe you can’t stop a nation from getting the bomb if it’s determined to do so, those who think the Iranians have a right to nuclear weapons, and those who argue the Iranians can be contained—among them, our new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

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TAGGED: Middle East, Iran, AIPAC, United States, Chuck Hagel, Israel

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