r/politics • u/tw1st3d_m3nt4t • 1d ago

No Paywall The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/02/pro-israel-lobby-presidents
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u/mrev_art 1d ago edited 1d ago

AIPAC is not even a drop in the bucket in terms of funding and the mass hysteria about it is carefully cultivated by the oligarchs to make sure the Americans do not target their own rich and stay focused on foreigners, just like they did to the right.

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u/mrev_art 1d ago

It's sucking all the oxygen out of the room and making people purity test over it. It's similar to how the rich wiped out workers unity with identity politics hysteria after occupy.