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Democrats Optimistic After Trip to Israel « Thread Started on Aug 28, 2007, 12:06am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats Optimistic After Trip to Israel 18 Congressional legislators participate in AIPAC-sponsored study trip Published 2007-08-22 07:59 (KST) read at source> http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview ... o=1Israeli and Palestinian leaders conveyed a new sense of "hope and optimism" in the future, but maybe not much more, in meetings with 18 Congressional legislators of the Democratic Party who were visiting Israel and the territories last week.The five-day visit led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Md.) went virtually unnoticed by the Israeli and even foreign media, resembling a similar visit a week earlier by a 20-member Congressional party delegation of Republican legislators.