With US-Israeli relations publicly acknowledged to be at their lowest point in decades, AIPAC’s annual conference set for this week in Washington will be a strong indicator of where the future of the relationship lies. Even AIPAC itself, the bulwark of the American pro-Israel community, has aired “deep concern” with how strained ties have become.
Politicians attending the conference – including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and opposition leader Tzipi Livni – will make a good showing of downplaying the differences. But even among Israel’s supporters in America, there is a growing unease with the direction of Israeli policy and the apparently flagrant indifference of the Netanyahu government to the requests of the Obama admini
Politicians attending the conference – including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, and opposition leader Tzipi Livni – will make a good showing of downplaying the differences. But even among Israel’s supporters in America, there is a growing unease with the direction of Israeli policy and the apparently flagrant indifference of the Netanyahu government to the requests of the Obama admini
