Every U.S. Senator Has Taken AIPAC Money. AIPAC’s influence is evident in U.S. senators’ support for Israel. If U.S. government officials appear clueless about what’s happening in Gaza, they’re not. They’re just bought and paid for.

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[–]Maniak🥃😾 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Emphasis on "Every US Senator".

But yeah, sure, America first, democracy and all that.

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Correction ME! ME! ME! First. ME meaning Senator.

They seriously are underpaid. /s

[–]Maniak🥃😾 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And overworked.

Those bastions of US meritocracy don't have time to pick themselves up by their boostraps, so they need an endless flow of corrupt genocidal pick-ME-ups.

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Here’s how AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) describes itself on its own web site:

The Largest Pro-Israel PAC in America

WE STAND with those who stand with Israel. The AIPAC PAC is a bipartisan, pro-Israel political action committee. It is the largest pro-Israel PAC in America and contributed more resources directly to candidates than any other PAC. 98% of AIPAC-backed candidates won their general election races in 2022.

That last sentence is a killer. AIPAC is reminding Members of Congress that if you want to be elected, or win reelection, you very much want AIPAC on your side. And if you don’t kowtow to their agenda, they will do everything in their power to defeat you.

Imagine if there was an American Palestine Public Affairs Committee, an APPAC, that contributed hundreds of thousands if not millions to every U.S. senator and that boasted of a 98% success rate in getting APPAC-anointed candidates elected or reelected. Do you think maybe the U.S. Senate would have a different position on Gaza and the West Bank