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Special adviser to the president of J Street, a political action committee and lobbying organization formed in 2008 to be a pro-peace, pro-Israel voice in American politics and policy-making

FROM Alan Elsner

US-Israeli Relations and Political Damage Control

US-Israeli Relations and Political Damage Control Benjamin Netanyahu's latest visit to Washington may or may not lead to better relations during and after the presidency of Barack Obama. After yesterday's closed-door White House meeting, the Prime Minister got an award from a neoconservative group critical of the President.

33 min, 22 sec Nov 10, 2015

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