Nachum welcomed Dr. Richard Schlussel to this morning’s JM in the AM to help encourage everyone to take part in NORPAC’s 2017 Annual Mission to Washington coming up on May 17. “NORPAC’s Mission to Washington is an annual event where we bring close to a thousand citizen activists to Washington, DC, in order to advocate for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship with members of Congress. Mission attendees are bused (or can use their own transportation) to Washington in the morning, and arrive at the Warner Theatre where they attend a brief plenary session with presentations by Congressional leadership. Afterwards, individuals converge to their assigned groups – usually of 4 to 6 people – and meet with members of Congress and their staff to discuss this year’s talking points regarding pressing legislation on U.S.-Israeli concerns. The event wraps up the same day in the early evening, and transportation is provided to get back home.”