SCOUT· 57%39m·2026-07-29·News PoliticsIsrael, AIPAC and Difficult Questions for Democrats
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group known as AIPAC, has spent a record amount of money in this year’s midterm elections to either oust or support candidates based on their support of Israel. Jonathan Mahler, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the new litmus test…
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“Don’t take money from foreign lobbyists and don’t let a foreign government control your politicians. Why is that so hard for those in government to do 😂”
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