psychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoPrimary Challenger Bankrolled by AIPAC Says Jamaal Bowman Takes Money From Hamastheintercept.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down14cross-posted to: usanews@lemmy.world
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkPrimary Challenger Bankrolled by AIPAC Says Jamaal Bowman Takes Money From Hamastheintercept.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: usanews@lemmy.world
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoThe 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.
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.