Ten members of Congress, led by U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), criticized the Smithsonian Institution’s handling of a planned Israel at 50 celebration. Under the threat of a Congressional hearing and criticism from right-of-center Jewish groups, the Smithsonian dropped the New Israel Fund as a co-sponsor of the spring lecture series that would have taken a critical look at Israel’s past and future. The Smithsonian, which said it will host the lecture without co-sponsors, has made no plans to do so.
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