Lobbying against one’s own government in Washington is legitimate and even patriotic at times, an Israeli Cabinet minister said. Housing Minister Effi Eitam held closed meetings this week with leading pro-Israel legislators in Washington and argued against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plans to withdraw unilaterally from the Gaza Strip.
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