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AIPAC sponsors trips for numerous legislators to visit Israel in order to increase backing for its conservative government.

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AIPAC sponsors trips for numerous legislators to visit Israel in order to increase backing for its conservative government.

On June 16, eight U.S. House members and two staffers arrived at Tel Aviv’s luxurious Kempinski Hotel for a four-day immersion in Israeli politics, as Benjamin Netanyahu continued to defy Joe Biden over the war in Gaza. The lawmakers and aides met with speakers aligned with Netanyahu’s views, including the prime minister himself, during a … Read more

Death row inmate from Texas to give testimony to legislators who granted him reprieve, says Reuters.

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Death row inmate from Texas to give testimony to legislators who granted him reprieve, says Reuters.

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – A man on death row in Texas who had expected to be executed on Thursday night is now set to testify next week before the state lawmakers who believe he may have been wrongly convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter and secured him an extraordinary reprieve. Robert Roberson, 56, had … Read more