cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48650874
Once the guardian of the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus, it is now a polarizing force in the party.
June 12, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET
When Brad Lander opened his Democratic primary bid for New York’s 10th Congressional District late last year, he made a promise that would once have meant political suicide: He would not do “AIPAC’s bidding” in Washington.
Now the June 23 primary is almost here, and AIPAC has been a recurring theme throughout the campaign. A progressive Jew and self-described liberal Zionist, Lander challenged his opponent, the pro-Israel incumbent Dan Goldman, to take a “people’s pledge” to limit money from super PACs. He has sent a steady stream of text and email blasts comparing AIPAC with Wall Street and crypto — a new, unholy trinity of corrupting influences in democratic politics.
I mean, I guess that’s probably true here.
US American Zionists fund Israel, not the other way around. Their country isn’t economically viable without US support
If there’s any money flowing from Israel to AIPAC, it’s most likely US taxpayers money that was given to Israel, and then donated back to AIPAC…
That is exactly how the money is funneled from us, laundered through Israeli aid, and recycled into AIPAC funding.
Right, so not a foreign agent if the source of the funding is US taxpayers