“We’re taking on corporate greed. We’re taking on a lobby that has been upholding and supporting a genocide in Gaza now for two and a half years, but has kept so many Democrats silent because they’re worried about a donor base,” Assemblymember Claire Valdez, Mamdani’s endorsed candidate for the seat, said on a Monday episode of “Breaking Points,” a YouTube show focused on news and politics. “The mayor is calling that out, and I think we have to.”…
Showing posts with label AIPAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AIPAC. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal
Revealed: AIEF, a charitable affiliate of pro-Israel lobby Aipac, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummets…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/aipac-aief-congress-israel-travel
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Friday, August 9, 2024
US support for Israel is collapsing. And Aipac knows it
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee may have succeeded in helping to defeat the pro-Palestinian Cori Bush. But it's a pyrrhic victory for a losing cause…
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The pro-Israel group planning to spend millions in US elections
Aipac was already on the defensive after endorsing the 2022 campaigns of dozens of Republican members of Congress who tried to block President Biden's presidential victory...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Pro-Israel money pours in to unseat progressives
The powerful pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) is expected to lavish $100m on efforts to defeat progressive candidates it views as insufficiently supportive of Israel in 2024 – and the latest campaign finance reports in closely watched races pitting high-profile progressives against moderate challengers offer a preview of where the group may prioritize spending...
Friday, October 21, 2022
Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans
The US's largest pro-Israel lobby group is backing dozens of racists, homophobes and election deniers running for Congress next month because they have pledged to defend Israel against stiffening criticism of its oppression of the Palestinians...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/pro-israel-lobby-group-aipac-midterms-election-deniers-and-extremist-republicans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/pro-israel-lobby-group-aipac-midterms-election-deniers-and-extremist-republicans
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Pro-Israel group pours millions into primary to defeat Jewish candidate
Aipac is targeting another Detroit Democratic primary race too. The UDP has spent nearly $2m running ads against a member of the Michigan state legislature, Shri Thanedar, who backed a resolution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories…
Thursday, February 14, 2019
It’s Christian politics, not AIPAC money, that explains American support for Israel - The Washington Post: Analysis
Jewish influence doesn't explain support for Israel, but argument and organization, by, for and among non-Jews does. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/12/its-christian-politics-not-aipac-money-that-explains-american-support-for-israel/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/12/its-christian-politics-not-aipac-money-that-explains-american-support-for-israel/
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