How AIPAC shapes unconditional US support for Israel | The Stream

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has invested more than $100m in US political races this year, aiming to silence pro-Palestine voices in Congress and preserve the status quo. What does this mean for Americans who question prioritising military aid over issues like healthcare and education? As Israel’s war on Gaza continues unabated, we examine AIPAC's role in shaping US policy.

Presenter: Anelise Borges

Guests:
Usamah Andrabi - Justice Democrats communications director
Eva Borgwardt - IfNotNow national spokesperson
Akela Lacy - The Intercept senior politics reporter

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[PamDigiovanni]

You will never see this topic covered by mainstream media!

[Redrio]

Thanks from America for this reporting !!

[nasirsyed]

Thank you for your continued outstanding journalism putting the likes of CNN, BBC and NYT to shame.

[sabliisablii]

Thanku aljzeera for standing with humanity instead of money like other channels ❤❤

[storybookvillain]

Bribery = Corruption, no matter what name you give it.

[zainzoala]

This group is soo powerful that, what they want comes even before what US citizens want .

[messifcb]

So what I understood is that, AIPAC cares more about Israel than America itself ?

How is this not treasonous ? Does the average American even know this?

[hamfistsman]

This is good reporting. I wish all Americans understood this.

[resurrectedone]

"Every time anyone says that Israel is our only friend in the Middle East, I can't help but think that before Israel, we had no enemies in the Middle John Sheehan

[islamicthinkingtv]

America is the best democracy money can buy. That is why they promote democracy everywhere in the world. It is the dream of the rich.

[ABDULKHAN-gjrr]

Our congress our whole system has been paid and bought by out siders

[nicolaasmalgas]

Why are people still refer to the US as a democracy?

[LeithiaWilliams]

You will never see this on mainstream media.

[gpkh-xgqc]

Cannot expect anything good from most currupt and a country with war economy.

[kappadarwin]

You know its weird if there was a Chinese or Russian version of AIPAC it would have been watched like a hawk by the Government but for some reason AIPAC gets to cozy up to politicians without having to register as a foreign agent. It is really bizarre.

[markhill]

Impossibly expensive to conquer, but absurdly cheap to buy.

[WJKPhD]

I'm in a "Current Events" class in Santa Monica. Those of us who are sickened by the Genocide in Gaza and the US support of it aren't allowed to say a word about it in class. Other students scream "anti-semite, " and the instructer is afraid to allow any discussion, b/c he fears the Administration will fire him. AIPAC is everywhere!

[humbletraveler]

Thanks aljazeerah for outstanding journalism.❤

[aboutMySanity]

$100M for $100B in arms deals. Thank you for posting this. It is so important. I'm so sick of this dynamic running us instead of our moral guidance as a country in the US.

[mehboobmangera]

The American leaders sold their souls to AIPAC 😂😂😂 hook line and sinker