In Washington, sometimes what doesn’t happen is as significant as what does.
For example, every March for the past several decades, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — the powerful pro-Israel lobby best known by its acronym, AIPAC — holds its annual convention in Washington, drawing thousands of supporters, lawmakers and top administration officials in a boisterous display of support for the Jewish state and the US-Israel relationship. In the lead-up to the convention, the lobby traditionally garners nearly unanimous support in Congress for some form of pro-Israel legislation so AIPAC can showcase its influence on both sides of the aisle.
