For the 53rd time, pro-Israel activists from around the country have converged on the nation’s capital for the AIPAC Policy Conference. This will not only be the largest conference in AIPAC history, with more than 13,000 delegates from all 50 states, but also a conference of "firsts".
The pro-Israel movement in the United States is growing more diverse each year. Jews and non-Jews, religious and secular, African Americans and Latinos—all of them are at AIPAC Policy Conference 2012 to show their support for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.
For some students around the country, March 4-6 falls right in the middle of spring break or midterm exams. Yet an enormous number—over 1,600—have made their way to Washington, D.C. for Policy Conference 2012.