https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/10/chuck-hagels-nomination-shows-aipacs-limits/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:08:43 -0400<![CDATA[Over the course of his career, Hagel has shown hostility toward the state of Israel in general, and toward AIPAC specifically. One of the main activities of AIPAC is to get members of Congress to sign letters taking stands on issues related to Israel. In a 2006 interview with Aaron David Miller, Hagel boasted about his courage in being one of a handful of senators who routinely refused to sign such letters, which he called &#8220;stupid.&#8221; He complained that &#8220;the Jewish Lobby intimidates a lot of people up here.&#8221; &#8230;]]>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:35:55 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/10/chuck-hagels-nomination-shows-aipacs-limits-n280753