AIPAC Clout Challenged, but It Still Holds Sway

• By Bennett Roth
• Roll Call Staff
• March 22, 2010, Midnight

Even as the health care debate grips Capitol Hill, more than half of the Members of Congress still have carved out time this evening to mingle with thousands of mostly Jewish activists and donors. The lawmakers will be making their annual pilgrimage to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s conference banquet at the Washington Convention Center, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the featured speaker.