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AIPAC Update
The best way to understand Israel is to experience Israel.
This weekend, more than 40 members of Congress will arrive in Israel for week-long Educational Seminars in Israel with AIEF, the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC.
These trips provide lawmakers with an unparalleled education, and allow them to forge deep personal connections to the Jewish state. They also provide elected officials with powerful opportunities to examine the challenges facing Israel, allowing them to make informed U.S. foreign policy decisions.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) joins AIPAC to discuss why she supports a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, the growing threats facing Israel, and the importance of U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation.
Rep. Luria represents Virginia’s Second Congressional District. Prior to her election in 2018, Rep. Luria served two decades in the Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander. Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and a member the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Luria was one of the first women in the Navy’s nuclear power program and among the first women to serve the entirety of her career in combatant ships.
Loay Alshareef is a social media activist and linguist who has been involved in welcoming Israelis to the UAE since the signing of the Abraham Accords.
He joins us from the Israel Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
A Conversation with Khaled Yousif Al-Jalahma, Bahraini Ambassador to Israel
conversation • february 15, 2022
Bahraini Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Khaled Yousif Al-Jalahma, sits down with AIPAC to discuss the new era of cooperation between Israel and Bahrain, the importance of continuing to expand the bilateral relationship, and his vision for the future.
PM Bennett welcomes Australia's Hamas terror designation
VIDEO • february 17, 2022
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: "I welcome Australia’s announcement that it's going to list Hamas as a terror group in its entirety, because that’s exactly what it is."
Speaker Pelosi in Israel: 'The nuclear threat of Iran is a global one.'
VIDEO • february 16, 2022
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi led an eight-member Democratic CODEL to Israel. The group met with Prime Minister Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, President Isaac Herzog, as well as other Israeli leaders and senior officials.
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined AIPAC to discuss Iran’s rapidly escalating nuclear program and his concerns with reentering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Rep. Joe Wilson discusses his military background, the threats facing America and our allies, and why he supports a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.
Joe's career in public service officially began when he served on the staffs of South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond and Congressman Floyd Spence. After serving in the United States Army Reserves from 1972-1975, he also served in the South Carolina Army National Guard.
In December 1983, six blasts shook Kuwait’s capital city. Two prominent Hezbollah operatives oversaw the attack. Soon, bombs were going off in Paris, Copenhagen, and Saudi Arabia. Why was a Lebanese-based militant group conducting attacks in Europe and the Gulf?
The crisis in Ukraine is drawing the entire world's attention, and Israel is no exception. In this week's episode, Tel Aviv-based journalist and Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor Neri Zilber hosts Washington Institute Senior Fellow Anna Borshchevskaya, author of Putin's War in Syria: Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence. Anna and Neri contextualize the escalating standoff between Russia and the West and assess how it impacts Israel, which must walk a tightrope in order to maintain good relations with both its U.S. ally and an increasingly Middle East-focused Russia—all while hoping that world attention remains on the Iranian threat.
The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.
