Tuesday, May 24, 2005

AIPAC SUPPORTS GAZA WITHDRAWAL

In major policy shift, AIPAC offersstrong backing for withdrawal plan By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON, May 23 (JTA) -- Ariel Sharon has received what he came to Washington for -- the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's wholehearted endorsement of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank. AIPAC's endorsement puts the pro-Israel lobby squarely in line with the American and Israeli governments, in favor of a policy that still is engendering tremendous dissent at home and abroad.