Kerry said “there is a lot of hysteria” in the criticism of the Lausanne deal, and that he believed it would make Israel safer. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has been criticized by both sides of the Israeli-Arab conflict, but perhaps most strongly by academics and policymakers accusing it of a pro-Israeli bias. The institute was founded by Martin Indyk, a former senior official with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, one of the most significant pro-Israel lobby groups. Credit: YouTube/IsraeliPM">