AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has made large financial donations to a number of Congressmen who enthusiastically cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's July 24 address.
To secure applause for Netanyahu, AIPAC lavished money on some congress members
https://www.albawaba.com/node/secure-applause-netanyahu-aipac-lavished-1586234
7 Comments
hark@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Can anything be done about this flagrant corruption or nah?
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
Nah.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Nah. Unfortunately, we have to ride this snake and hope people are quick to recognize where we are headed.
Chickenstalker@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
But but but AIPAC claims they're a small group of Israel-enthusiasts who have no big influence on American politics!!!!111!!
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It’s amazing how little it takes to buy a politician, it’s a buyer’s market.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
Can I get some of that cash? I won’t applaud, but I’d like a payday.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I might even decide to applaud one day.
(when they get designated as foreign agents,)