AIPAC

Netanyahu weighing US trip for AIPAC conference, White House meeting with Trump

The prime minister's expected trip comes amid public disagreement between Jerusalem and Washington over the make-up of Gaza's Board of Peace.

Speaking via satellite feed from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses AIPAC in Washington, US, March 26, 2019
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

End of a special relationship: Israel no longer wants to be America’s political football - opinion

US Representative Steny Hoyer speaking during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, DC on March 24, 2019.

Longtime pro-Israel Democrat Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress

Right-Wing activist Jake Lang leads a protest against Islam in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. November 18, 2025.

Pardoned January 6 protester Jake Lang does Nazi salute during anti-AIPAC demonstration in DC


AIPAC-PAC, J Street, going head-to-head in five democratic primary races

AIPAC opened its Political Action Committee (PAC) in December, and for the first time the two pro-Israel lobbies are going head to head in five different states.

Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan.

AIPAC PAC to back Liz Cheney despite her criticism of endorsements

Cheney has been a prominent pro-Israel figure since her days during the George W. Bush administration.

US Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) is seen before a vote on a report recommending the US House of Representatives cite Steve Bannon for criminal contempt of Congress during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, October 19, 2021.

Jewish organizations are gearing up as midterm elections nears

Jewish organizations' political action committees are announcing their endorsements for the midterm elections.

The backdrop of the stage at last year’s AIPAC conference in Washington, DC

AIPAC’s new PAC now America’s largest pro-Israel committee

AIPAC PAC drew sharp criticism last month when it announced its first 120 endorses, among them 37 Republicans who voted against certifying Biden.

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

AIPAC’s pro-democracy ‘super PAC’ does not mention Israel in its mission

AIPAC's new PAC's brief mission statement does not mention Israel nor the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby behind its founding. Instead, it emphasizes the promotion of democracy.

 A screenshot of the web page of AIPAC's new super PAC. It does not mention AIPAC or Israel. Taken March 21, 2022.

Letters to the Editor March 21, 2022: Harmful to Israel

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

AIPAC defends decision to endorse 35 Republicans who didn't certify the elections

“For decades, we have built the pro-Israel movement...on the premise that everyone can and should be a friend of Israel," AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr wrote in an open letter.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference

AIPAC defends its endorsees, including those who questioned Biden’s election

AIPAC launched its first-ever PAC in December and earlier this month unveiled its first 120 endorsees, including 37 Republicans who refused to affirm Joe Biden’s election on January 6, 2021.

 Howard Kohr, CEO of AIPAC, testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C. March 12, 2019.

AIPAC hates the Iran deal, but it’s backing 27 Democrats who supported the agreement in 2015

The Democratic endorsees are a mix of prominent names such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and reliable centrists known for their pro-Israel postures outside of the Iran vote.

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

AIPAC and some controversial endorsements - opinion

Very few Jewish voters put Israel at the top of their priority list when going to the polls and those who do are largely, though not exclusively, on the right and among the Orthodox.

 REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OH) gives an opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice in October.