More than 40 members of Congress spent the past week in Israel with AIEF—the charitable organization affiliated with AIPAC.
The trips allow elected officials to forge deep personal connections to Israel and its people. And they provide powerful opportunities for members of Congress to make informed U.S. foreign policy decisions.
Democrats and Republicans visited the Knesset and took part in meetings with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
They traveled to Israel’s northern and southern borders, visited an Iron Dome base, met with Jewish and Arab entrepreneurs showcasing Israel’s start-up ingenuity, and held in-depth discussions with experts about the issues defining the U.S.-Israel relationship.
The two delegations also joined together to tour the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem.
Palestinian Textbooks: Teaching the Next Generation
SUNDAY EVENT • february 27, 2022 • 2-2:30 pm et
Marcus Sheff is the CEO of Impact-SE an international research, policy and advocacy organization that monitors and analyzes education around the world. Prior to joining Impact-SE, Marcus was a political reporter at The Nation, an editor at The Jerusalem Post and a foreign correspondent before heading The Word Shop, a strategic communications firm, for a decade.
A Conversation with Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority
VIRTUAL EVENT • MARCH 1, 2022 • 1 pm et
Dror Bin is the CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, an independent public entity that operates for the benefit of the Israeli innovation ecosystem and Israeli economy as a whole. Its role is to nurture and develop Israeli innovation resources, while creating and strengthening the infrastructure and framework needed to support the entire knowledge industry.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) joined 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.
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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.
