The Israel lobby built its strength on the fact that its opposition was politically weak. Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro and the massive cost it took to defeat Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush show this is no longer the case.
AIPAC spent $15 million to help defeat Jamaal Bowman and now they have their sights set on Missouri’s 1st district, where Cori Bush faces a primary challenge. Can she beat the Israel lobby?
Israel’s inability to solve the Palestinian issue except through apartheid and massacres has fostered a fascistic and racist political culture in the country. But this truth must be kept from Americans, because it would discredit Zionism and put politicians at odds with the Israel lobby.
Jews are overwhelmingly supportive of Israel even as other Democrats overwhelmingly oppose the Israeli “genocide.” And the Israel lobby, backed by pro-Israel donors, is what defeated Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York.
Jamaal Bowman’s loss is undoubtedly a massive victory for the Israel lobby, however, it would be a mistake to overstate AIPAC’s power based solely on George Latimer’s win.
Michael Arria discusses the impact of Jamaal Bowman’s primary loss to George Latimer and whether AIPAC is really as influential as it claims to be.
The Israel lobby’s strong-arm tactics still work. But the amount of effort they needed to defeat Jamaal Bowman shows they won’t work forever.
George Latimer used $15 million from AIPAC to defeat Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th district. “We should be outraged when a super PAC of dark money can spend $20 million to brainwash people into believing something that isn’t true,” Bowman said.
The Democratic establishment and Israel lobby are seeking to destroy the political career of Rep. Jamaal Bowman because he dared to criticize the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. And many liberals are joining right in.
The Israel lobby is set to make an example of Jamaal Bowman. Even if they’re barely talking about Israel as they do it.