Eighty-one members of the House of Representatives have just completed a trip to Israel, all expenses paid by an American Israel Public Affairs Committee offshoot, the American Israel Education Foundation. Even by the usually craven standards of Congress, which applauds any and all Israeli actions, this particular junket featured an unusually high number of participants. And it's at a time when domestic considerations, such as the crumbling economy, are surely worthy of the undivided attention of our elected representatives.
Among the 81 who went on this "Magical Mystery Tour" was Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Rashid Khalidi is a professor of Arab studies in the history department at Columbia University.
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