Posted on Mar 23, 2022
‘Morally bankrupt’: outrage after pro-Israel group backs insurrectionist Republicans
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Aipac defends move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues as it faces a storm of criticism
Chris McGreal
Wed 23 Mar 2022 02.00 EDT
The US’s most powerful pro-Israel lobby group has been accused of putting support for Israel before American democracy after it declared its backing for the election campaigns of three dozen Republican members of Congress who tried to block President Biden’s presidential victory.
But the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has defended the move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues and that it is “no moment for the pro-Israel movement to become selective about its friends”.
In December, Aipac launched a political action committee that enables it for the first time to spend money directly supporting congressional candidates in this year’s midterm elections. Earlier this month the committee released a list of 120 political endorsements that includes 37 Republicans who voted against certifying Biden’s victory following the January 6 2021 storming of the Capitol.
Chris McGreal
Wed 23 Mar 2022 02.00 EDT
The US’s most powerful pro-Israel lobby group has been accused of putting support for Israel before American democracy after it declared its backing for the election campaigns of three dozen Republican members of Congress who tried to block President Biden’s presidential victory.
But the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has defended the move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues and that it is “no moment for the pro-Israel movement to become selective about its friends”.
In December, Aipac launched a political action committee that enables it for the first time to spend money directly supporting congressional candidates in this year’s midterm elections. Earlier this month the committee released a list of 120 political endorsements that includes 37 Republicans who voted against certifying Biden’s victory following the January 6 2021 storming of the Capitol.
‘Morally bankrupt’: outrage after pro-Israel group backs insurrectionist Republicans
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Well if Isreal is where their heart is then why don't they move there instead of living in the US.
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SPC Les Darbison
SGT (Join to see) - Did you see anyone trying to overthrow our Government? Did they bring firearms into the capital building? (no) Did they hold their ground and take hostages? (no) Did they have a leader who made demands on the Government? (no) Did they have a mandate or a plan? (no) When asked, didn't most of them walk out of the building? (yes) Did they try and blockade government officials inside the building and try and burn it down. (no) Unlike BLM and ANTIFA did to a Federal courthouse! And I never heard a pep from your side on that issue. Didn't Ppl like VP Harris post bill for rioters and looters? Come on, man, as sleepy brain dead Joe would say! You probably still believe the Russia collusion lies. And that was some real subversion? Hillary and the DNC lied to the Ppl to take down a president with bought and paid for lies. To subvert the will of the PPL. Now that was some real subversion. And no one on your side has called anyone out for it. Just how much do you believe in the rule of law anyway?
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SPC Les Darbison
SGT (Join to see) - Just what do you call wanting to change our Country fundamentally.Not with legislation or a vote by the Ppl! But By putting America in debt,
not teaching morals and values in our schools, and blaming capitalism for holding Ppl Back. When capitalism has brought millions, if not billions, of Ppl out of poverty across the globe.
not teaching morals and values in our schools, and blaming capitalism for holding Ppl Back. When capitalism has brought millions, if not billions, of Ppl out of poverty across the globe.
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SPC Les Darbison and your point is? Just wondering if you have the ability to say on topic
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SPC Les Darbison
Its Apples and Apples you can't have it your way and ignore facts that brought us to the
January 6th event at the capital, Without being a hypocrite. It wasn't just the election. It was everything that led up to the election. And those same unhappy Ppl are now the Ppl gas prices, and inflation hit the hardest. How do you think they are going to vote? Rolling back our production of fossil fuels allowed others to raise their prices. They are our energy competitors who kept us uncompetitive as an oil producer for years by keeping the cost of oil lower than the break-even number for our onshore oil price, around $55 to $60
a barrel that's no longer a problem for them, is it?
January 6th event at the capital, Without being a hypocrite. It wasn't just the election. It was everything that led up to the election. And those same unhappy Ppl are now the Ppl gas prices, and inflation hit the hardest. How do you think they are going to vote? Rolling back our production of fossil fuels allowed others to raise their prices. They are our energy competitors who kept us uncompetitive as an oil producer for years by keeping the cost of oil lower than the break-even number for our onshore oil price, around $55 to $60
a barrel that's no longer a problem for them, is it?
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Should we be surprised at this? After all, Israel is refusing to condemn the invasion of and war against Ukraine. But don't dare say they should share with the Arabs who are their neighbors.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."But the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has defended the move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues and that it is “no moment for the pro-Israel movement to become selective about its friends”.
In December, Aipac launched a political action committee that enables it for the first time to spend money directly supporting congressional candidates in this year’s midterm elections. Earlier this month the committee released a list of 120 political endorsements that includes 37 Republicans who voted against certifying Biden’s victory after the January 6 storming of the Capitol.
Among them are two members of Congress, Jim Jordan and Scott Perry, who plotted with Trump’s White House to overturn the election result. Perry has also publicly promoted racist “white replacement” conspiracy theories.
The lobby group’s move has been met by a storm of criticism, including from other pro-Israel organizations.
“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,” said the more moderate but less influential pro-Israel lobby group J Street. “Whatever their views on Israel, elected officials who threaten the very future of our country should be completely beyond the pale.”
Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, described the endorsement of politicians who “undermine democracy” as “morally bankrupt and short-sighted”.
“What ties the 2 countries is a commitment to democracy. An undemocratic America could easily distance itself from the Jewish state,” he tweeted."...
..."But the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has defended the move by saying that support for the Jewish state overrides other issues and that it is “no moment for the pro-Israel movement to become selective about its friends”.
In December, Aipac launched a political action committee that enables it for the first time to spend money directly supporting congressional candidates in this year’s midterm elections. Earlier this month the committee released a list of 120 political endorsements that includes 37 Republicans who voted against certifying Biden’s victory after the January 6 storming of the Capitol.
Among them are two members of Congress, Jim Jordan and Scott Perry, who plotted with Trump’s White House to overturn the election result. Perry has also publicly promoted racist “white replacement” conspiracy theories.
The lobby group’s move has been met by a storm of criticism, including from other pro-Israel organizations.
“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,” said the more moderate but less influential pro-Israel lobby group J Street. “Whatever their views on Israel, elected officials who threaten the very future of our country should be completely beyond the pale.”
Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, described the endorsement of politicians who “undermine democracy” as “morally bankrupt and short-sighted”.
“What ties the 2 countries is a commitment to democracy. An undemocratic America could easily distance itself from the Jewish state,” he tweeted."...
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