Aipac affiliate has funded lavish trips to Israel for dozens of Congress members since 7 October, filings reveal

[Uncle Joe]

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

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Congressional ethics filings and other public records show the trips, led by the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), revolved around one-sided briefings on Middle East politics and Israeli domestic and foreign policy. Lawmakers and their staffers from both parties met Israeli officials, military contractors and civil society figures, including Benjamin Netanyahu and advocates for the annexation of the West Bank and the displacement of Palestinians from Jerusalem.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) and other pro-Israel groups have sponsored such trips for years, and both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have joined. But the continued participation of Democratic lawmakers and their staff on recent trips is particularly noteworthy given how much sympathy for Israel has ebbed among Democratic voters, and the pains that some Democratic politicians have recently taken to distance themselves from the lobby group.

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The congressional ethics filings show that members of Congress and their staffers were hosted at luxurious hotels, dined at top-tier restaurants and received briefings in at least one West Bank settlement. While one of the trips referenced in this story has previously been reported in broad terms, the Guardian is revealing details relating to itineraries, costs and other trips for the first time.

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On the delegation’s third day in Israel, the country’s security cabinet approved a full military reoccupation of Gaza City. The trip ended eight days before the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system confirmed famine in Gaza for the first time.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/aipac-aief-congress-israel-travel

[Deep State Witch]

1. Eugene Vindman?

I expected better from him. Damn.