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New Controversy over the So-called Israeli Lobby
New US diplomacy in the Middle East has raised some hope of getting Israel and the Palestinians in the same room at the same time. What's the role of the so-called "Israel Lobby" in Washington? Is it too conservative for many American Jews? Is it so powerful that it has stifled debate on US policy in the Middle East? Also, Protestant leader Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin agree to power-sharing negotiations and, on Reporter's Notebook, a new study on day-care options for the children of working parents.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenNew US diplomacy in the Middle East has raised some hope of getting Israel and the Palestinians in the same room at the same time. What's the role of the so-called "Israel Lobby" in Washington? Is it too conservative for many American Jews? Is it so powerful that it has stifled debate on US policy in the Middle East? Also, Protestant leader Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin agree to power-sharing negotiations and, on Reporter's Notebook, a new study on day-care options for the children of working parents.
