For Trump, AIPAC Speech Provides Foreign Policy Test

At NPR, Sarah McCammon reports that Donald Trump’s speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) will test his position on issues important to Jewish voters. During his campaign, the Republican frontrunner has sometimes stumbled over his party’s staunchly pro-Israel position. “This speech is an important opportunity for him both to pivot to a more serious approach on foreign policy, and to provide the kind of specifics that people are looking for from each of the candidates,” said Josh Block, president and CEO of The Israel Project and a former AIPAC spokesman.

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