Ahead of an election, Israeli politicians take their campaigns to AIPAC
Israel holds a national election in two weeks. So, why did Israeli politicians come all the way to Washington to take part in a conference sponsored by the Jewish lobbying group, AIPAC?
Obama and Netanyahu discuss Iran’s nuclear program
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israeli lobbying group in Washington, have been in the headlines all week long. Why don’t we see more Palestinian lobbying groups?
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Egypt – Israel Peace Treaty
Thirty years ago today Egypt and Israel brokered a historic peace treaty, ending three decades of war. Joining us to mark this moment, and to assess Middle-East peace in the 21st century is Martin Indyk of the Brookings Institution.
President Obama is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, for the first time since the current friction over settlements in East Jerusalem began. Matthew Bell reports.
As the now presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama took his turn speaking at the pro-Israel AIPAC conference today and he called for “aggressive, principled diplomacy” in dealing with the threat from Iran, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
