The congressional ethics filings show that members of Congress and their staffers were hosted at luxurious hotels, dined at top-tier restaurants and received briefings in at least one West Bank settlement. While one of the trips referenced in this story has previously been reported in broad terms, the Guardian is revealing details relating to itineraries, costs and other trips for the first time.
Since 7 October 2023, at least 26 Democratic and 52 Republican representatives have attended AIEF trips in at least 15 delegations for members of Congress and their staff. The Guardian analysis found that the group paid more than $4.2m for those delegations – an average of over $26,600 per member.
AIEF hospitality continued into 2026, up to the eve of Israel and the US’s war on Iran.
An AIEF trip scheduled for February this year – which concluded less than a week before the initial attacks – included five Democratic staffers and seven Republicans.
I’m trying to find the list of names. I’ll sticky them when/if I find them.
Edit: Here is the form (pdf warning), but they only list the democrats invited. I didn’t really read the form, just looked for names.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28173437-ethics-schneider/
Also from article:
Though legally distinct, AIEF relies on Aipac infrastructure, including office space. In 2019 alone, the Intercept reported, the foundation sponsored 129 trips totalling $2.32m, bankrolled by a small number of Jewish philanthropic foundations including those of Paul Singer, a Republican mega-donor.