At the actual Conference we spoke to what seemed to be thousands of people, many Jews and Gentiles, who want to know more, want to understand, are open-minded, and are happy to speak with someone who is American like them on the one hand, and on the other hand lives in Israel and deals with the challenges of settling the land, facing the Jihad, and building the Jewish State on the ground.
A Worldwide Audience for Pro-Israel Messaging
The AIPAC organization produced a magnificent event in which the leading candidates for President of the United States attacked the anti-Semitism at the UN, laid into Palestinian incitement, and even castigated the US for the Iran deal and emphasized the need to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem (when is that going to happen already?). These messages were carried live on C SPAN and rebroadcast on most news outlets – in fact, I jumped into a cab at some point and the driver from Somalia was intensely listening to the conference live.
This, to me, is AIPAC’s amazing accomplishment: the world is full of lies and hostility towards Israel, yet AIPAC managed to bring American leaders out in front of a massive audience in an incredible venue – and there they declared messages of truth and clarity about Israel and her enemies, and those words and messages were heard around the world. Next Year Australian Wines Won’t Cut It
One last point: At the pre-Conference Shabbaton we were served inexpensive Australian wine along with our Kosher food. Come on!! If we get together to celebrate the birth and the flourishing of the Jewish State, can we not imbibe its blessings as embodied in award winning and delicious wines that bring us closer to the heartland on a bodily and savory level? Let’s not BDS our own wines! Next year at AIPAC – and I am planning on coming back next year – can we please get some Israeli wines at our tables? I’m looking forward to that.