AIPAC’s superpac has raised nearly $16 million in 3 months… That’s why the NY Times called “Jewish donors” who prioritize Israel the “elephant in the room” of our foreign policy. Or why a J Street panel said that the clout of Jewish donors in the Democratic Party is “gigantic” and “shocking”…
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AIPAC’s new super political action committee doesn’t mention Israel
AIPAC’s first direct campaign-financing venture, pushing strong bipartisan support for Israel, is named “United Democracy Project.” As a super PAC, it can funnel unlimited money to its chosen recipients…
Billions more of Americans’ tax money to go to Israel
The new bill just signed into law slips through billions more US tax dollars to Israel, but the media doesn’t tell Americans about the funding: $5 billion goes directly to Israel, & another $3 billion+ goes to projects because they benefit Israel, which works out to at least $22 million/day of Americans’ tax money expended for a small, rich foreign country that regularly brutalizes an entire population and causes damage to the US…
Miriam Adelson picks up where late husband and GOP kingmaker left off
The GOP’s likely largest campaign donor in 2022 and 2024 will focus on influencing US policies on two foreign countries: mostly Israel with its anti-Iran agenda, but also on China (to further her casino interests)… Politico’s Isenstadt buries the news…
Bill to give Israel billions of dollars passes House, now on to Senate
In the midst of an Israeli killing spree in which Israeli soldiers shot dead four unarmed Palestinians, including two minors, the House of Representatives voted to give Israel billions of dollars. Only 3 members opposed the funding…
House committees pass $20 mill per day on behalf of Israel
Two House committees just advanced bills that will disburse a total of approximately $7 billion on behalf of Israel if both houses of Congress pass them, and if they’re then signed into law by President Biden…
U.S. pro-Israel policy has perpetuated the crisis and atrocities in Gaza
Thanks to the Israel lobby, the United States has played a vital role in the decades-long catastrophe that has engulfed Palestine. U.S. leaders from both parties must now confront their own complicity in this catastrophe, and the American public must demand change.
Chris Hedges: Israel, the Big Lie
Israel is not exercising “the right to defend itself” in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is carrying out mass murder, aided and abetted by the U.S.
Lobby for foreign government continues to bully state legislatures
Idaho & West Virginia have just passed AIPAC promoted legislation against BDS, the international boycott against Israel over its human rights abuses. The government of Israel has been leading the effort against BDS; in 2017 it approved $72 million to combat the human rights campaign… 33 states have now passed anti-BDS legislation
The Israel Lobby: What Everyone Needs to Know (video and transcript)
The Israel lobby is the most powerful and the most pernicious lobby representing the interest of a foreign nation in all of American history. Israel and its lobby have been primarily responsible for the failure to achieve a comprehensive Middle East peace.