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In reply to the discussion: Criticizing AIPAC is not anti-Semitic and it's absurd that this even needs to be said. [View all]spedtr90
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Interesting interviews / documentary here: https://theintercept.com/2019/02/11/ilhan-omar-israel-lobby-documentary/
A few quotes below. Really, the names of countless organizations could be substituted for AIPAC; which was Omar's point.
Eric Gallagher, a top official at AIPAC from 2010 to 2015: Getting $38 billion in security aid to Israel matters, which is what AIPAC just did, he notes at one secretly recorded lunch. Everything AIPAC does is focused on influencing Congress.
David Ochs, founder of HaLev, which helps send young people to AIPACs annual conference, described for the reporter how AIPAC and its donors organize fundraisers outside the official umbrella of the organization, so that the money doesnt show up on disclosures as coming specifically from AIPAC.
Congressmen and senators dont do anything unless you pressure them. They kick the can down the road, unless you pressure them, and the only way to do that is with money,
So we want the Jewish community to go face to face in this small environment, 50, 30, 40 people, and say this is whats important to us. We want to make sure that if we give you money that youre going to enforce the Iran deal. That way, when they need something from him or her, like the Iran deal, they can quickly mobilize and say look well give you 30 grand. They actually impact,
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