Pro-Israel Policy Conference Nervously Awaits Trump Speech

As America’s leading pro-Israel group prepares to hear from nearly all the presidential candidates, most eyes in the crowd of thousands of participants will be on GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
Pro-Israel Policy Conference Nervously Awaits Trump Speech
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, in Tucson, Ariz., on March 19, 2016. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
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WASHINGTON—As America’s leading pro-Israel group prepares to hear from nearly all the presidential candidates, most eyes in the crowd of thousands of participants will be on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.

He’s the wild card whose previous comments about Israel have created some anxiety among many who will attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference this week in Washington.

Bernie Sanders—trying to become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party's presidential nomination—is skipping the event.