AIPAC’s legislative agenda dividing members of Congress

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    L’influence de l’AIPAC auprès des législateurs étasuniens aurait des limites,

    The unprecedented dearth of support for parts of AIPAC’s legislative agenda this year may be a sign the façade of invincibility surrounding the Israel lobby is beginning to erode. In the case of ‘The United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013’ (S. 462, H.R. 938) (qui comprend entre autres la proposition de loi sur l’annulation des visas http://seenthis.net/messages/130375), members of Congress appear to have defected en masse; weeks after introduction, the Senate version has only 15 cosponsors. 



    Numerous public reports and off-the-record accounts from legislators and staff signaled that the brazenness and late release of the Israel lobby’s legislative demands blindsided both individual members and various committees. Provisions appeared tone deaf and legally problematic, even among Israel’s strongest supporters.

    Cependant, avertit l’auteur, ce n’est pas certain,

    Although the number of co-sponsors continues to be low by AIPAC standards, the language would set a dangerous precedent. And even without a large number of co-sponsors, it could pass under unanimous consent or other rules used by members of Congress to stymie debate or give the impression that legislation has more support than is really the case.