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| Aipac is USA's largest pro-Israel lobbying group [AFP] | About 7000 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), America's largest pro-Israeli lobby group, 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.
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This episode of Inside Story aired on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 at 17:30 GMT
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