Mother Jones and NBC report that Ann Neuberger, a senior NSC official responsible for national cyber-security has donated nearly $600,000 between 2012 and 2018 to Aipac. The funds, which came from a family foundation founded by her and her husband, were specifically directed to fund the pro-Israel group’s lobbying of U.S. government officials on behalf […]
Bernie Calls AIPAC “Platform of Hate,” It Calls Him “Odious,” “Shameful”
The Israeli people have the right to live in peace and security. So do the Palestinian people. I remain concerned about the platform AIPAC provides for leaders who express bigotry and oppose basic Palestinian rights. For that reason I will not attend their conference. 1/2 — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 23, 2020 On the heels […]
After Aipac Attack Ads Smear “Radical Democrats,” Candidates Must Boycott Conference
In late January, Aipac and a separate political group affiliated with it launched full-frontal attacks against the Democratic Party. They didn’t couch the attacks as targeting the entire Party, “only” what they call its “radical” left-wing. That is, those who “push anti-Semitic policies down the throats” of Americans. What policies? Ones like those advocated by […]
Pro-Israel Clinton Democrats Unsheath Knives Against Bernie
The so-called Democratic Majority for Israel, an unacknowledged “co-conspirator” of Aipac, has unsheathed the knives on Bernie Sanders now that he is the front-runner in both the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Formed a year ago, to minor fanfare and a mandatory profile in the NY Times, the group appears to be the Democratic arm […]