THE HILL
by Paul Miller
May 13, 2015

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has a serious problem. The halls of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in our nation’s capital may no longer be able to accommodate the turnout for their annual policy conference. With over 16,000 pro-Israel advocates attending this past March, herded cattle is the only way to describe how cramped together we were as we slowly moved between plenary and breakout sessions. This is the very definition of a good problem to have. Later that same month, the far-left and self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” J Street held its annual conference at the same venue. The contrast was stunning.To be fair, nobody expects J Street to draw the same turnout as AIPAC….And therein lies the other good problem for genuine supporters of the Jewish State.  J Street needs to move its annual conference to a phone booth, while AIPAC is currently checking out rental fees for the Verizon Center. READ MORE