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It’s the (foreign) budget, stupid

One of the features starting off this AIPAC conference was a video by Ester Kurz, the director of legislative strategy, explaining the bottom line on foreign assistance (o0ne percent of the total budget, most of it spent here) and how it was critical to supporting Israel. I haven’t seen dedicated sessions to maintaining foreign assistance […]

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Eric Cantor’s Obama allusions

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the majority leader, does not directly refer to President Obama or his speech in his own address to AIPAC today. There are two allusions, however, both negative, to Obama — and both earning major applause lines: First, Cantor described the story of a Gaza woman getting treatment at Beersheba’s Soroka hospital […]

No Israel announcement

In a tweet, Noah Pollak of Commentary notices what was not said this morning when President Obama addressed AIPAC: During his #AIPAC2011 speech, Obama didn’t announce a visit to Israel, as many speculated he would a few days ago.

This year’s ‘AIPAC changed me’ video (and J Street’s subtle influence?)

The biggest applause line….

The biggest applause line….

AIPAC also ‘appreciates’ Obama

Eliot Engel liked the change in tone, if not the change in content

Rosey’s subtle (and funny) dig at Obama

The takeaway

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