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y considered an important political ally. This is one reason why it was so unusual that the vast majority of Republicans on Wednesday evening told Harry Reid they were not going along with AIPAC. According to Senate staffers, the phone calls did not go well. "AIPAC is close to Schumer and Reid, who told

told Harry Reid they were not going along with AIPAC. According to Senate staffers, the phone calls did not go well. "AIPAC is close to Schumer and Reid, who told them to pull back on the sanctions bill," one GOP Senate staffer told The Daily Beast. "Republicans responded with a big middle finger."

ittee, said he had a "very direct conversation" with Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, on the sanctions bill early last month. "AIPAC and Israel are in different places on this issue," Corker said of his conversation with Dermer, who he said supported the sanctions bill now and no

to oblige. Not just some of them. All of them. On crucial Capitol Hill votes, measures favored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, often pass unopposed. Last week was different. Very, very different. First, AIPAC was forced, in the wake of Democratic opposition, to retreat for

outrageous that when the clock is ticking . . . you come here and say what you say." Also last year, a number of leading Democrats, including Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Steny Hoyer, felt compelled to speak out in response to Mr. Obama's proposal for Israel to return to its indefensible pre-1967 borders. R

number of leading Democrats, including Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Steny Hoyer, felt compelled to speak ou

ma Dan Senor Article 3. The Daily Beast Iran's Clerics Want to Goad Israel Into an Attack Aram Roston Article 4. The Weekly Standard Obama at AIPAC: Determined ... to Win Their Votes Elliott Abrams Article 5. Washington Monthly We Can Live with a Nuclear Iran Paul Pillar Article 6. The Ne

nators sought to attach a similar amendment to last year's defense-authorization bill, but it died through parliamentary actions by majority leader Harry Reid. It did gain a dozen cosponsors, however, and the House demonstrated its support with a 305-121 vote in favor of language much like the Senate lang

h parliamentary actions by majority leader Harry Reid. It did gain a dozen cosponsors, however, and th

crease the chance that America would have to resort to military means to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. EFTA00684598 In the past, AIPAC generally got what it wanted from Congress, and that appeared to be the case this time around, as well. Fully fifty senators signed on before Presi

potential remedies. This is nonsense, as Richard Reid's failed bombing attempt in 2001 resulted in peop

ars of hard lobbying. Politicians and pundits alike are quick to support the Jewish state, and reluctant to criticize it. Pro-Israel groups such as AIPAC spent close $4 million last year, ensuring that US-Israel ties will remain strong. The Pro-Israel lobby remains one of the strongest and most influe

potential remedies. This is nonsense, as Richard Reid's failed bombing attempt in 2001 resulted in peo

ears of hard lobbying. Politicians and pundits alike are quick to support the Jewish state, and reluctant to criticize it. Pro-Israe= groups such as AIPAC spent close $4 million last year, ensuring that US-Isr=el ties will remain strong. The Pro-Israel lobby remains one of the strongest =nd most influe