AIPAC welcomes announcement of new Israeli government
Stuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel. Then-vice president Joe Biden is seen on large video screens as he addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Leading US lobby groups welcome Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid’s announcement late Wednesday that he had succeeded in forming a coalition government to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and while applauding the breadth of parties it includes, also mull what that would mean for its actual operation. In particular, grou...