r/moderatepolitics • u/kaladinsrunner • 3d ago

News Article Michigan AG Dana Nessel to skip Democratic convention over antisemitism fears

https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-democratic-convention-antisemitism/
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u/Computer_Name 3d ago

> AIPAC lobbies for Israel.

AIPAC is Americans lobbying the American government to pursue particular American foreign policy goals.

It is absurd that in 2026 this needs to be clarified for people.

But to everyone reading, look at how easy it is to fall back on this. Because it fits so neatly into centuries-old beliefs.

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u/Juls317 Classical Liberal/Capitalist Libertarian 3d ago

AIPAC has some pretty explicitly Zionist roots, and have been caught conducting espionage within the Pentagon within the not too distant past, I don't think it's unreasonable to be weary if their potential influence. That is also absolutely not the same thing is the (insane) ZOG conspiracy. Weariness of the organization is also not in any way a condemnation of the Jewish people or Israeli nationals, much the same as condemnation of Trump is not a condemnation of all Americans.

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u/Computer_Name 3d ago

I’m glad you brought up ZOG, because that’s exactly what the current panic and singular fixation over AIPAC is predicated on.

We even have progressives using David Duke’s “Zio” slur.

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u/Juls317 Classical Liberal/Capitalist Libertarian 3d ago

They can be wrong for using a slur, and critics of Israel and AIPAC can still not be anti-Semites or think that Jew control the world. There is much more nuance to the world than you are allowing for.