We take a look at AIPAC’S strong relationship with the US Congress
Focus on AIPAC sharpened recently when congresswoman Ilhan Omar came under fire for saying that support for Israel is founded firmly on the financial support the group garners. She later suggested some lawmakers exhibit dual loyalty when it comes to Israel.
AIPAC has lent strong backing to Netanyahu’s policies during his 13 years in power, although some US Jewish organisations have had reservations over Israel’s shift to the right.Is it ‘all about the Benjamins’?to USA Today, the group has spent $14 million overall lobbying Congress to further its agenda - $3.8 million of which was spent in 2018.
And thus AIPAC - at the time AZCPA - was formed. It was a group that sought to infuse Israel’s interests in American foreign policy but in the decades since has served as a net to cushion potential opposition to Israel’s increasing aggression towards Palestinians.
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