Nuclear security

Israel lobby's power waning after Aipac failure to block Iran deal

Not since George H W Bush was president has the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) sustained such a public defeat on an issue it deemed an existential threat to Israel’s security.

But the Iran nuclear deal has Washington insiders wondering if the once-untouchable lobbying giant has suffered lasting damage. In fighting the deal, Aipac and its affiliates mustered all their resources: spending tens of millions on television ads in the states of undecided legislators and organising a fly-in to blitz Capitol Hill ...