Clinton attacks Trump's qualifications in AIPAC address

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton previewed an early line of Democratic attack against Donald Trump on today, casting the GOP front-runner as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander in chief in a speech before a prominent pro-Israel advocacy organization.

Nearly all the presidential candidates are scheduled to address the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which draws top Jewish leaders from across the world. The event is a traditional stop for U.S. politicians eager to demonstrate their foreign policy credentials by wading into Middle East conflicts.

Clinton, a former secretary of state, used her address not only to highlight her decades of work in the region but also to raise questions about Trump's credentials and trustworthiness.

"We need steady hands," she told thousands of activists gathered in Washington. "Not a president who says he's neutral on Monday, pro-Israel on Tuesday and who-knows-what on Wednesday because everything's negotiable."

Israel's security, she proclaimed to loud applause, "is non-negotiable."

The comments were aimed at Trump, who sparked criticism from Republican allies of the Jewish state when he vowed to be a "sort of a neutral guy" on Israel in February. While the U.S. is officially neutral in the Middle East conflict, his statement sparked a marked rhetorical departure for typically strongly pro-Israel U.S. presidential candidates.

Trump plans to details his plans for a peace deal in remarks before the group on tonight.