In Maryland, AIPAC has poured $4.2M into a congressional primary where Israel is not an issue
Jewish concerns will feature large on Tuesday in multiple Maryland Democratic congressional primaries
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Opinion No, Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic For Calling Out AIPAC
Who knew that he whose name must not be spoken was Benjamin? Apparently not Representative Ilhan Omar, the brave Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota who stated an inconvenient truth when she wrote, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby” over reports she was to be “punished” for her criticisms of Israel that include support of BDS. It’s…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Now Works For A Chinese Company He Used To Slam
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In 2010, Sen. Joe Lieberman fretted that the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE might be spying on Americans. Nearly a decade later, Lieberman as a lobbyist is working for ZTE to see how the company can alleviate the kind of concerns raised by the then-senator. The Daily Beast reported Tuesday that Lieberman, then…
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Community Is The Shadowy Lobbyist In This New York Times Op-ed Wearing A Yarmulke?
A straightforward New York Times op-ed is causing some serious debate online — not for the words its author penned, but for the image plastered across it. In print, the article was titled, “Will We Ever Drain The Swamp?” and featured a shadowy unregistered lobbyist wearing… a yarmulke? You guys am I being paranoid or…
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Fast Forward George Soros Spent Record Sum On Lobbying Against Trump’s Agenda
The Open Society Policy Center, the lobbying group affiliated with George Soros’ philanthropies, spent $16.1 million last year on federal lobbying, according to the group’s final quarter filings reported by Roll Call. The funding, reportedly a record sum, was significantly higher than the previous year. Most of the money was spent in the final months…
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Opinion Is AIPAC A Victim Of Its Own Success?
It was not that long ago that The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) played a leading role in the political drama of the day. AIPAC Policy Conference, the largest annual gathering of pro-Israel advocates and supporters in Washington DC did not skip the presidential campaign season last year. Bernie Sanders made news by not…
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Opinion AIPAC Reflects Heroism Of Jewish Power — And Its Perils
It’s fitting that the AIPAC Policy Conference, which convened this week in Washington, D.C., falls every year at around the same time as the holiday of Purim. Because the two have a lot in common. On Purim, Jews read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of a Jew who unexpectedly gains influence with…
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Opinion Henry Waxman, ‘Lobbyist’s Nightmare,’ Is Now a Lobbyist
When Henry Waxman announced in January of 2014 that he would retire from Congress after 40 years of service, he was rightly hailed as one of the most influential liberals, and one of the most skilled legislators, of his generation. Waxman’s list of accomplishments is astonishing – expanding Medicaid, strengthening of the Clean Air Act,…
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