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Celerity

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6. AIPAC Demands Democrats 'Stand With Israel'
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 02:07 PM
Jul 2025
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220410691

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Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans

The group places support for Israel over all over considerations, endorsing extreme rightwing candidates in the midterm elections

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/pro-israel-lobby-group-aipac-midterms-election-deniers-and-extremist-republicans


AIPAC endorses dozens of Republicans who refused to certify Biden’s election

(Including Gym 'the paedo enabler' Jordan, ultra MAGAette cheerleader Elise Stefanik, the worm of worms Kevin McCarthy, the crazed gunhumper Greg Steube, Ronny 'Trump's drunk Dr Feelgood' Jackson, Joe 'you lie!' Wilson, John 'I am a racist, climate change denying MAGAt, but Henry Cuellar campaigns and fundraises for me so it's all good' Carter, Troy 'make shit up about being threatened, get caught, and then distract by trying to get Biden 25th Amendment'ed' Nehls, etc etc)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/j-street-blasts-aipac-for-endorsing-republicans-who-voted-against-certifying-2020-election-results/

AIPAC’s new political action committee announces its first string of Congressional endorsements. They are 120 lawmakers from both parties, but also includes 37 Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 presidential election results after the January 6 insurrection — drawing criticism from rival lobby J Street.

“AIPAC’s support for these candidates endangers American democracy and undermines the true interests and values of millions of American Jews and pro-Israel Americans who they often claim to represent,” says Laura Birnbaum, J Street’s National Political Director.

“Claims of ‘bipartisanship’ cannot excuse support for candidates who only respect election results when their party wins,” the group adds.

Responding to the criticism, AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittmann says, “as a single-issue organization, we remain focused on our mission of building bipartisan support in Congress to strengthen the US-Israel relationship.

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Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2025 #1
Dear AIPAC: This is the future of American public opinion. The trend is not your friend. BeyondGeography Jul 2025 #2
AIPAC Demands Democrats 'Stand With Israel' Celerity Jul 2025 #6
As Gaza starves, Israel's far right sees a dream coming true Celerity Jul 2025 #3
Agreed. Netanyahu and IDF have made Israel a pariah state. Kick his corrupt ass to the curb. brush Jul 2025 #4
It's obscene that there are people who dismiss the idea of the obvious war crimes. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #5
Nuttyyahoo needs to go to The Hague for war crimes. OMGWTF Jul 2025 #7
K n R with.... JoeOtterbein Jul 2025 #8
This is not the Mamdani running in NY Politicub Jul 2025 #9
Thank you. I would have gone by just the blue checkmark vanessa_ca Jul 2025 #13
Anyone can buy a checkmark now Politicub Jul 2025 #23
This is the X profile. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #14
Woah! TY... electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #19
Mamdani is not wrong. aeromanKC Jul 2025 #10
No little kids spine should look like that. Ever. That is a sin before time & humanity irisblue Jul 2025 #11
Hamas stole his right to a normal life -- his childhood, his safety, his future. nt SunSeeker Jul 2025 #12
Israel retaliated for the Hamas attack almost two years ago. Lonestarblue Jul 2025 #16
Why doesn't Hamas surrender? We could have a cease fire tomorrow, it's up to Hamas. nt SunSeeker Jul 2025 #25
Israel would continue allowing "settlers " to murder and displace people from land their ancestors roamed questionseverything Jul 2025 #27
This is the same as holding the Vietnamese responsible for My Lai. David__77 Jul 2025 #17
No, it's not. And Vietnam did not invade the US and kill 1200 civilians. nt SunSeeker Jul 2025 #26
Yes, Hamas DID.... No excusing Cha Jul 2025 #21
THIS ISN'T FROM MAMDANI, AND SHOULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO HIM lostincalifornia Jul 2025 #15
PLEASE EDIT to CLARIFY OP RockCreek Jul 2025 #18
*sigh* It figures. Social media is such stupid shit. It makes it WAY too easy for anyone to do this sort of thing. Karasu Jul 2025 #20
Makes me think of Holodomor in Ukraine and the littlemissmartypants Jul 2025 #22
Democrats really need to listen and learn from this guy instead of bashing him. Fil1957 Jul 2025 #24
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