Aipac's Role in American Politics 2008 06 05 (Al Jazeera)

AIPAC is USA's largest pro-Israel lobbying group and about 7000 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), gathered at this week's annual conference. On the agenda was Iran's nuclear program, the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and the strengthening of US-Israeli ties. Speakers included three presidential hopefuls, Barak Obama, Hilary Clinton, and John McCain. But AIPAC-US relations have not always been as close as many would believe. In 2004 a top Pentagon analyst was suspected of handing over classified information to Aipac. Is Aipac merely a lobbying group, or is it an intelligence-gathering network? Inside Story, with presenter Darren Jordon, discusses the role of one of America's largest lobbying group.