Congress prepares letters, initiatives ahead of AIPAC confab

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) talks to reporters with U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (2nd L), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd R) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) (R) after Netanyahu's speech before Congress at the Capitol in Washington May 24, 2011. Israel must seek peace with the Palestinians that will entail "painful compromises" including the handover of biblical land dear to Jews, Netanyahu said on Tue
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) talks to reporters with US House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) (L), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (2nd L), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd R) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) (R) after Netanyahu's speech before Congress at the Capitol in Washington May 24, 2011. - REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference gets underway in Washington Sunday, Capitol Hill staff contacts said they were tracking at least three initiatives to demonstrate Congressional support for the US-Israel alliance.

Among the efforts staffers were aware of, demonstrations of support for US foreign aid to Israel, as well as to its treaty partners Egypt and Jordan; and for renewal of the US-Israel Strategic Partnership.

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