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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

The only reason AIPAC isn't labeled a foreign agent due to it's ties to the Israeli government, is the majority of people who decides who registered takes AIPAC money.

It's been brought up for over 50 years, but no action has been taken.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIPAC#Controversy_and_criticism

Even the FBI investigating them and finding members smuggled classified Intel to the Israeli government wasn't enough.

Instead AIPAC offered to pay all legal fees and we dropped the case.

I don't see it any different than taking Russian or Saudi money at this point.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

considering how israel is viewed among democratic circles these days, being endorsed by aipac I do believe will be more of a drag than being accused of being a hamas supporter.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


At a Black History Month event in New Rochelle over the weekend, George Latimer said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., whom he is challenging in a Democratic primary, was taking money from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terror organization.

Latimer’s comments came when a constituent, who requested anonymity for personal safety, approached the Democratic challenger with two questions: Why was he running, and why was he taking money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee?

Latimer later sent the constituent a link to an article from the right-wing news website Washington Free Beacon with the headline “They Endorsed Hamas Terrorism.

“Let me set the record straight – my opponent takes money from those who endorse Hamas’ terrorism, those who try to justify the murdering of children, the kidnapping of civilian hostages, and the raping of women as acts of ‘resistance,’” Latimer said in statement to City & State.

Latimer’s comments were part of a strategy by his campaign and AIPAC to stoke fear about Bowman among Westchester’s Jewish residents, said the constituent who confronted the candidate.

The Israel lobby group has played a bigger role in congressional elections in recent cycles and launched a Super PAC that plans to spend $100 million against the Squad this year.


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