Among the speakers Monday morning at the AIPAC policy conference was a man making his first visit to the event — the CEO of the Tennis Channel.
Ken Solomon wasn’t there to provide insights into the upcoming French Open; AIPAC was recognizing his February decision to refuse to broadcast a women’s tennis tournamet in Dubai after Israeli Shahar Pe’er was denied an entry visa.
"I never dreamed my actions would have the reverberations they did, that somnething so clearly appropriate would engender this kind of response," said Solomon to the 6,500 delegates.
In fact, Solomon said he was "a little embarassed to be up here."
"Any one of you, had you been in my position, would have done the same thing," said Solomon. "It was a no brainer."
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