AIPAC
Glenn Ivey beats former Rep. Donna Edwards in state’s 4th Congressional District • Ivey to run for largely black suburb vacated by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) against Republican primary winner Jeff Warner, a pastor.
Karine Jean-Pierre is set to take over the role on May 13.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) had some questions about re-entering the Iran nuclear deal—namely, about the IRGC. For those inquiries, he said he received an unwarranted backlash.
In a tight Michigan primary race with Rep. Andy Levin, she spoke about the Jewish state’s importance to the global supply chain, saying she wants strong trade between the two nations.
The Michigan representative, who is in a tight primary race against another Democratic incumbent, has written a bill that would put conditions on military aid to Israel from the United States.
Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad met with AIPAC leaders and lawmakers at the pro-Israel organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
AIPAC PAC release first slate of endorsements
“We support pro-Israel Democratic and Republican members of Congress and congressional candidates to secure the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship,” AIPAC said on Twitter.
AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittmann told JNS that the American Israel Education Foundation’s trips to Israel “provide members of Congress from both parties with valuable information about the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship through firsthand experiences.”
If negotiators don’t come to an agreement, America’s European allies will have seen that there was an effort to get Iran back in compliance with the JCPOA and the international order, that Iran did not comply, and that sanctions must be implemented.
The USIEA isn’t as well-known as AIPAC and the alphabet soup of Israel-supporting entities in America, but it has a history of punching above its weight.
“This is a way to be more competitive, more active, more energetic and more impactful,” said Steve Grossman, who served as AIPAC president from 1992 to 1996.
The Israeli foreign minister spoke to the group about the importance of the U.S.-Israeli relationship, and the need to keep the safety and security of Israel a bipartisan issue
