More than half the U.S. Senate attended a gala dinner Monday night for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. More than 5,000 people attended the dinner at the Washington Convention Center, including 57 senators and 123 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and over 1,000 college students. Envoys from over 80 countries attended, including Oman, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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