Lewis Airs Jewish Response to Charges Against Aipac Analysts

"At Annual Meeting, Pro-Israel Group Reasserts Clout"; By Neil A. Lewis; A19

Neil A. Lewis offers Aipac conference participants the space to respond to charges against Steven J Rosen and Keith Weissman. They viewed the accusations, which were dropped, as "an unfair, even toxic" way of questioning American Jews' loyalty to the US.

Lewis' remark that American politicians “offer praise for Aipac and support for Israel, both in generally unreserved language," however, is an overstatement. 

In another instance, Lewis relies on euphemism. Jimmy Carter “has turned harshly critical of Israel since leaving office,” he writes. Many pro-Israel Jews consider Carter a defamer, not a critic.

One last point, regarding the title: In truth, Aipac's clout never left it.