cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/54992042
Nov. 5, 2026
The poll says 66 percent of Jewish voters in the US believe that Aipac’s campaign spending against candidates who criticise Israel actually increases antisemitism in the country.
In addition, 60 percent believe that Jewish organisations that label harsh criticism of Israel as antisemitic are exploiting concerns about antisemitism to defend unpopular Israeli government policies.
Notably, 80 percent of Jewish voters believe that Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza are increasing antisemitism in the US.
…that’s because they do, which in turn is because it is an enormously beneficial lever for them
Good to hear. This is the kind of news that actually fights antisemitism.
Antisemitism is the lifeblood of Israel, it’s absolutely necessary to justify their continued existence as an unaccountable genocidal apartheid state, freely ratfucking your media and political institutions and paid for by your tax dollars.
Cool do they think Israel should not exist?
My very Jewish friend in high school, a vehement antizionist, said that truly beating antisemitism doesn’t mean one place Jews are safe, but having Jews be safe everywhere.
And I’m not even sure they are all that safe in Israel. Or their actions don’t seem to indicate that they feel safe.
In any case, I am quite sure that this notion of a relationship that no one could ever question in this country (until fairly recently) stoked a metric shit-ton of antisemitism here.
People have a really hard time with the nuance of “I hate that I’m funding a country like Israel no matter what their actions are and no matter how I vote. Also, I’ll be labeled an ‘antisemite’ and lambasted for this criticism.” Some people in that camp may not really be able to tell the difference between what the country of Israel is doing vs. what “the Jews are up to”. And so some fall into outright antisemitism.
I do have to say a bunch of people lording it over others that no one could say shit without being drummed out of polite society does build up a lot of resentment. And people are right to be deeply resentful. It just needs to be aimed at those that are to blame, though. I mean, we don’t even have universal healthcare here, but Israel does? Why the fuck are we sending so much money to them?
Be aware also that AIPAC changed their name to United Democracy Project (UDP).
They have many super pacs they use to funnel money to dems without being noticed immediately.
This is why , as a good rule of thumb, any politician getting a lot from PACS means they likely are either 1. Bought by companies. 2. Bought by Israel. Or 3. Both.
Vote for Dems who get most of their donations from small individual donations.
Large individual donations could just be corporations or aipac trying to hide who gave the money.
Here are some of aipacs “secret” PACS.
Source: https://www.trackaipac.com/about/aipac
There are probably many not yet found out. Especially smaller ones or newer ones.
Many do not say “Israel” nor “Jewish” in the name and just sound like progressive groups. Many imply they are for minorities and women politicians.
By Democracy they mean like how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are a democracy right?
Same as the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Yeah, it’s rather obvious.
Well, they are not wrong…
Sounds like a bunch of antisemitic Jewish people! /s
Turns out the diaspora can see the Nazism far better than the nazis themselves, no matter how hard the nazis try to equate their existence.
Do you think AIPAC funding a Super PAC that runs campaign ads against candidates who criticize Israel increases antisemitism in the United States?
Uh…
It’s weird to act like AIPAC is the start of it, or that they don’t control the super PAC they raise donations for. Israel funds AIPAC to solicit donations for it’s Super PAC, UDP.
Until 2021, AIPAC did not raise funds for political candidates itself; its members raised money for candidates through political action committees unaffiliated with AIPAC and by other means.[which?][6] In late 2021, AIPAC formed its own political action committee, AIPAC PAC, and announced plans for a super PAC, the United Democracy Project, which can spend money on candidates’ behalf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIPAC
The Israeli government is AIPAC and AIPAC is UDP.
It’s effectively the same single entity.
Quick edit:
Also, it’s a J street poll, and there’s some red flags in there too, stuff like asking what year respondents were born in, then the options are ages.
But if you don’t know what J Street is, they’re Zionist lobbyists, literally, I don’t mean that in the way the word gets thrown around.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Street
If AIPAC is MAGA, J Street are neoliberals, same destination, just different speeds to get to there.
With rightwing losses in both Israel and America, look for them to fill AIPACs role by 2028. If for no other reason than current toxic branding.
