J Street celebrates 10 years changing Washington’s outlook on Israel
The liberal Jewish group has seen its influence soar by offering an alternative take on the Iran deal and Middle East peace.
In Washington, sometimes what doesn’t happen is as significant as what does.
For example, every March for the past several decades, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — the powerful pro-Israel lobby best known by its acronym, AIPAC — holds its annual convention in Washington, drawing thousands of supporters, lawmakers and top administration officials in a boisterous display of support for the Jewish state and the US-Israel relationship. In the lead-up to the convention, the lobby traditionally garners nearly unanimous support in Congress for some form of pro-Israel legislation so AIPAC can showcase its influence on both sides of the aisle.
