With Senate Democrats planning to caucus Thursday morning before their first full session since the FBI raid on Sen. Brian Joyce's law office, the big question hanging over the gathering will be whether Joyce shows up.
Joyce certainly made it easier on his colleagues when he announced Wednesday that he would not be seeking re-election in November, but that hasn't stopped groups like the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance or the MassGOP from calling for the Milton Democrat's immediate resignation.
The Israeli-American Council (IAC), a non-profit organization providing various means of support for the estimated Israeli-American population of 500,000-800,000, recently announced the formation of a new partner organization that will focus on advocating to legislative policymakers on behalf of Israeli Americans.
With the numbers of conventional Jewish communities across America either stagnant or declining, the emergence of the Israeli-American community, which brings to the table its unique cultural and political experiences, has added a new dynamic to the fabric of Jewish life in the United States. Against that backdrop, how does the newly created Israeli-American Nexus (IANexus) seek to fit into the established field of pro-Israel advocacy?
