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People need to get it through their heads that whatever they *might* have “actually” meant a couple of years ago, when leftists say “AIPAC” or “Israel” NOW they often mean (((Jewish))) just as when MAGA says “DEI” they mean “Black.” If you can’t get that I don’t know what the else to say.

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that's not true. when we say Israel we mean Israel. if a leftist believes in intersectionality EXCEPT for Jewish people then they don't really believe in intersectionality. and if a leftist doesn't believe in intersectionality then I'm sorry but they're just not a leftist

Wtaf? The Israeli government sucks. Just like ours sycks. Just like many others...but moreover in many eyes because they are much more visible...and loaded with hypocrisy!

outside of Maine I have not seen an uglier Senate race in America by far. Texas got testy this is outright brutal. Trump won in 2024 so El Sayed has to earn not just Stevens supporters votes but also independents who won't take kindly to being called Zionazis and baby killers for not falling in line

There's plenty to say. That's a very antisemitic post. So when people were decrying Idi Amin it was an attack on black people? Attack Putin and we've got it in for Eastern Europeans? Do the actions of Augusto Pinochet in your mind justify Trump's attacks on Hispanic immigrants? You may be an...

its crazy how dems like you just openly disparage the idea of being left-wing now, you hate 'leftists' more than you hate the republicans that are actually in control of the country lol guess it's fascism forever then thanks a lot

That's certainly a really convenient way to never have to believe anyone gives a shit about the things they profess

To paraphrase: (Spending 70 million on one race in another country, then crying “It’s because I’m jewish isn’t it?” Is like slapping someone, then putting the glasses on, and saying “you wouldn’t hit a man with glasses, would you?”)

You don’t see huge Russia Pacs, or China Pacs dumping that kind of money into our elections, because FARA would prevent it, but AIPAC circumvents it. You are also overlooking the fact that Netanyahu’s government SPECIFICALLY only caters to Republicans, and attacks progressives, along with Greenblat

Bullshit. Both Democratic politicians and the Israeli government are desperately trying to define “Jewish” to mean “pro-Israel” and “anti-Israel” to mean “antisemitic.” The last Jewish Republican in the Senate (it’s been about 17 years since there was one) was Arlen Specter, who switched parties to

become a Democrat in 2009. I couldn’t remember his name for a minute, so I searched for “Jewish Republican Senator Pennsylvania.” The first result Google gave me was the Wikipedia page for John Fetterman. I cannot emphasize enough how not Jewish Fetterman is. But he backs the IDF so close enough

My leftist Jewish friends have explained many times that they find exactly this sort of conflation of Israel (which, for the record, is a genocidal, settler-colonialist state that's existed for less than a century) with Judaism or Jewish people in general, deeply antisemitic. I'll listen to them.

I think there's a lot of conflation with, say, AIPAC and J-Street and similar organizations with similar goals for the Zionist project and similar means for achieving them, but if there were a few fascist gun-lobby organizations similar to the NRA i wouldn't think it our of pocket to conflate those.

I am against hating individuals for characteristics about them, including place of birth. I am against rich people buying my fucking government. And I’m really against people seeing an entity that is political, cultural, and religious and trying to pretend it’s only two of those at any given time.

Which is what you seem to be doing here. Israel is a country AND an ethnostate AND the world capital of one of the largest religions. AND it has a unique position of having a rich ancient history and also a tumultuous modern reformation. Sprinkle in the rise of fascism and it’s a powderkeg of

Intersectional problems. You’re doing the work that you supposedly despise by linking the cultural and religious history of the people of Israel inexorably with the modern fascist ethnostate. AIPAC isn’t Israel or Jewish people any more than the Pope is Italy, Mormans are Utah, or Trump is America.

Just because America has a Trump problem doesn’t mean that every American is a fascist pig. Just because the Jewish people have a “our resettlement zone was co-opted by entho-fascists” problem doesn’t make every Jewish person AIPAC.

I think of AIPAC as a foreign influence group with too much power and influence over US politicians and US elections. Too much = has funded a successful challenge to an incumbent they didn't like. (Crypto has too, also bad). Also what's this about combining US and IS military?

I currently disagree with what AIPAC is lobbying for, but the focus on AIPAC, ignoring ACTUAL AMERICAN PROBLEMS, is a red flag that it is a way to be politically correct while spreading yhe idea that Jews, rather than your own bad decisions, are responsible for your life not being perfect.

Ok, that gives me some context, but I haven't seen anyone say AIPAC is the only problem or even the biggest problem. I would group it with the crypto and oil and gas lobbies for having too much power over elections. What NRA used to be. And they all want policy against our interests.

Believing that ACTUAL AMERICAN PROBLEMS don't include ACTUAL AMERICAN DOLLARS being used to massacre, torture, rape and maim ACTUAL WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN is racist and deeply, viciously evil.

Wrong! When I say Israel, I fucking mean Israel. Stop defending genocide by gaslighting critics of Netanyahu with bullshit “oh sure, blame the Jews!” Good lord. This is ridiculous.

Thank you for putting words in my mouth. AIPAC ≠ Israel ≠ Netanyahu ≠ people of Jewish faith ≠ people of Jewish descent That’s like saying apples are oranges because tomatoes are fruit. Sure they may be related to varying degrees, the VENN circles may overlap, but they are not the same.

They talked Trump into joining them in an insane unwinnable war with Iran, and does everything they can to keep it going. Millions will die because of this war (mostly because of the loss of fertilizer). Everyone except Trump and the Israeli government knew this would be the outcome.

When goose-stepping Regressives,DemocRATS&Zio-Nazis claim victim-status while punching left, it tells us their propaganda is not working as well as it did prior to the most recent mass atrocities by the terrorist state of Israel.Your true flag, Shit-Weasel.

Sorry but I've seen and met and heard from enough anti-AIPAC Jewish people that you're never going to be able to convince me that Judaism, ethnically or theologically, is synonymous with genocide and apartheid. No matter how hard you try! Sorry.

So what you would prefer is a cultural context in which people could genuinely not be antisemitic, and instead focus explicitly on the specific actions of the modern nation-state of Israel and its world-wide backers, criticizing the institutions without implicating the religion or ethnicity. Right?

I’m really sick of zionists like Charles pretending criticism of Israel or AIPAC = anti-Semitism. Israel bootlickers like the ADL have been pushing this nonsense, making American Jews like me less safe. This is vile behavior all so you can pretend a genocide isn’t happening.

The left is increasingly openly antisemitic. Are Democratic voters and electeds supposed to pretend that this is not the case? I hope our tent is not big enough for this.

Since a lot of people seem confused: Saying “AIPAC sucks” is not antisemitic (and I agree, they do). Calling a candidate “AIPAC powered” when they haven’t taken money from AIPAC (or one of their subsidiaries) because they’re Jewish is.

He literally has zero control or authority to stop a SuperPAC from spending whatever the fuck they want to help (or hurt) his campaign. That's the whole point of "non-coordinated." And you're seriously saying that $1,000 out nearly $1.5 million raised makes him "AIPAC powered???"

It was actually $56,000 from the "Better Blue Fund", which is a newer pass-through now that AIPAC is getting historically bad press. That makes Moss BBF's sixth-largest recipient, and BBF Moss's largest donor by an order of magnitude. www.fec.gov/data/receipt... www.fec.gov/data/disburs...

fec.govBrowse Receipts - FEC.govExplore current and historic federal campaign finance data on the new fec.gov. Look at totals and trends, and see how candidates and committees raise and spend money. When you find what you need, expo...

Saying “I hate the Israeli gov’ts actions wrt Gaza!” isn’t antisemitic (I hate a lot of it as well). Calling a Jewish candidate “Israel first” based purely on the fact that they’re Jewish is. And no, supporting a strong U.S./Israeli relationship doesn’t make you “Israel first.”

Update: Oh, pardon me: It turns out he has indeed "taken money from AIPAC" (or at least one of their subsidiaries).... ...exactly $1,000. Out of $1.5 million raised, 86% of which is from individuals. So I guess he's technically 0.067% "AIPAC Powered."

You can call it what ypu want. I see another government doing endless gwot shit that only makes things worse over time.. so hurray for that I guess.

so fucking funny to be like "leftists are using israel as a stand-in for all jews" when israel constantly declares itself to be a stand-in for all jews and leftists are constantly bending over backwards to separate israel from all jews seriously just say you love genocide and hate muslims

Yeah we noticed you don't know what else to say. That's why you keep saying this tired, empty dogshit nobody cares about. You're irrelevant and your genocidal rape state will be consigned to the pages of history like all its crusader predecessors

What a disgustingly cynical lie. AIPAC exists. Israel exists. "DEI" is not an explicit organisation that murders people or provides money to ensure that murder can continue. What people need to get through their heads is fanatics like you will say anything, no matter the damage.

⬆️⬆️⬆️ This is just the same old same old smearing that finally is being chased out of town. We are very close to breaking the back of AIPAC and its corruptions and deadly lies. Keep your eyes on the prize and give this red-baiting "antisemite" shit no respect. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

theguardian.comThe pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman. It must end with Trump | Ian Lustick and Eli CliftonOur new book tracks the growth over nearly eight decades, of the most powerful foreign policy lobby in US history

when people criticize Israel’s policies of butchering civilians or AIPAC’s meddling in our politics to fund campaigns to do more of said butchering, I think that’s what they mean. And it isn’t antisemitism to not be in favor of that

How is it possible to believe this, AFTER we all watched a genocide unfold on our phones? And multiple leftist leaders get run out of congress by AIPAC donations?

“AIPAC” is still shorthand for “foreign government lobbyists” to me. We don’t seem to be paying for Israel’s defense. We are paying for the persecution and displacement of their neighbors. And it looks like Netanyahu doesn’t want peace at all, so why are we giving money to his government.

I don't like AIPAC *or* Netanyahu & I actually would be OK with us cutting off offensive military aid to them, at least for the time being since he's clearly out of control. HOWEVER, there's a difference between "opposing AIPAC" & "opposing (((AIPAC)))" and a LOT of people clearly mean the latter.

Whatever the subtext is here, I’m missing it. I have been to Israel on business, and once was able to take a day trip to Bethlehem. Palestine is sad and impoverished. There are very few Christians left in Bethlehem. Now they are allowing (often American) settlers to persecute their neighbors.

An extremely superficial understanding. In fact the people doing the violence against the Palestinians are Israeli born. It would actually be a good thing if more settlers were American because there would be less violence.

what really happened: 1. israel established 2. arabs voluntarily leave israel 3. arabs invade israel 4. israel kicks ass 5. israel denies enemy arabs re-entry 6. arabs refuse to assimilate other arabs 7. “refugee crisis” 8. more arab invasions 9. israel kicks more ass 10. 50 years of terrorism 11.

Bethlehem in “Palestine” is so sad and impoverished you took a scenic tourist bus day trip all 32 miles from Jerusalem ? Gonna blow your mind and let you know Jesus was Jewish. #5786

The triple parenthes are Nazi internet shorthand for labeling Jewish people or what they see as Jewish-controlled organizations. It's a dogwhistle thing. This guy is saying that leftists speaking out against AIPAC are secretly Nazis, or similarly antisemitic, and that they are doing dogwhistles...

Wait, you are leftist, correct? So how do you tell the difference between leftists using the term AIPAC literally and leftists who are using it as an antisemitic slur?

If your shorthand for "corrupt money in politics" is a Jewish lobby- that's antisemtic as F. Why isn't the shorthand "corrupt money"? Or "PAC Money"? Or "Big Pharma"? Or "Big Tech"? Or "Wall Street"? Or "White Christian Nationalism"? So curious that it's a lobbying group outside the top 100...

No, it’s more like this specific lobby is tied to a foreign government that has us going to war with fucking Iran, on their behalf. People are really angry that we’ve gone to war at the behest of a warmongering foreign government.

If you think it's impossible to criticize Israel – especially when it commits genocide, state-sponsored terrorism, and ethnic cleansing – and AIPAC – which is a foreign influence op in support of said atrocities – without being antisemitic, then you are part of the problem.

AIPAC is an organization supporting Genocide! I don't care who those people are!! I am Color Blind & Fuck Religion Religion is probably 50% of the worlds problems IMO And when ever I have time I read your work Charles & Recommend it. Thanks for all you do for Team Blue

That's a completely nutso thing to say, now more than ever people actually are very concerned with the actions of the literal real life Israel and the pro-Israel lobbying ecosystem AIPAC is part of

No, he’s fine with it as long as blue team wins. That means the Good Guys are in charge and we can all be blissfully ignorant of what’s going on because The Adults Are In The Room.

But he fully supports Israeli apartheid & refuses to admit Gaza genocide so calling him Israel first is fair even if he wasnt Jewish. Stevens (not Jewish) but def Zionist propped up by AIPAC & other Zionist PACS. MANY GOP in congress r psycho evangelicals funded by AIPAC & are raging zionists.

Never heard of this guy so I looked him up. Seems like this guy wants us to associate Israel with Jewish people at large. If he wasn’t Jewish, we would be (rightfully) calling this wildly antisemitic

Checked out his website and while he appears to be wise enough to not mention Israel anywhere he does have an endorsement from the person who tried to prosecute protestors

Legitimately how is this not antisemitism, even if he is Jewish it is straight up doing “dual loyalty” dog whistle shit.

Funny, but as an adult I understand words; AIPAC, Israel is not "Jewish". I oppose the aims of the former, decry the actions of the government of the latter; don't even have to bring Jews into the convo. I support the arrest and rendition to the ICC of Netanyahu, even were he a closet Presbyterian.

Your post inspired me to look him up and… you seriously think framing this statement as pro-Israel is an anti-Semitic dog whistle?

Please don't tell me what we think. AIPAC is a far right reactionary group, supporting Israel's current far right politics. Jewish liberals also exist, we just don't have billionaire funding. I will happily ignore any and all responses.

Really ? ‘Cause I’m pretty sure people are smart enough to realize not all Jews are committing genocide but the Zionists are. What it means a couple years ago is the same as it means today if not more so. Aipac politicians put Israel before America.

Yet another Zionist insisting that any opposition to Israel's rapacious genocide is an attack on Jews because Jewish people cannot be allowed to exist as independent humans beings and are all mere agents of Israel.

You need this to be true but it simply isn't. Israel committed one of the worst, most thoroughly documented and in real time witnessed atrocities in human history and any person still supporting the perpetrators shouldn't feel comfortable. This is permanent.

Charles, you know I am a big supporter of your work, but that just isn't right. When I say #AIPAC I mean the Political Action Cmte funded by the genocidal folks hanging on to Netanyahu as Dear Leader. Not the country or the people. THE PAC influencing US politics.

You may mean that. A lot of people clearly mean (((AIPAC))) including the candidate in the flyer above who is falsely accusing Moss of being “AIPAC powered” even though he hasn’t taken money from either AIPAC or any of their subsidiaries, and of being “Israel first” based on absolutely nothing.

How does that work to support antisemitism when every legit voice on the matter clearly distinguishes that they mean Israel, and AIPAC? If they changed their messaging to be actually antisemitic they would lose popular support. Your conspiracy theory folds with a second's thought. Racist idiocy.

on the political side, I do think (and have thought for awhile) we need an org thats dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting Jewish candidates for office, because there is clearly an effort to drive Jews from public life.

No silly it’s just about Palestine and the “genocide” They don’t hate us Jews, just the “Zionists”. You know, Jews who support Israel’s right to exist (We hate BIBI more than anyone, and want him gone as much as his enabler Trump)

cool thanks for putting genocide in scare quotes it let me know I don't even have to pretend to entertain anything you have to say. Israel has been and still is doing a blatant genocide for the world to see, anyone who denies that is a fascist ghoul that just wants to prop up an ethnostate.

Hi I'm Jewish and I say "Free Palestine." Israelis are bulldozing houses and olive groves (not to mention summarily executing people on the street) and the people there should be freed from their violence and impunity.

You don't speak for the millions of Jews and Israelis who adore Netanyahu more than anyone. Like every other country in the world, Israel has no "right to exist" and no country has a right to commit the crimes of apartheid and genocide as Israel is doing now. These are crimes against humanity.

Guess what George you have zero say in who Israel chooses to elect to lead them — but apparently you haven’t figured that out yet .. And those of you who thought you had all the answers made it Worse for the people of Gaza by getting Trump elected 🤦‍♀️ Talk about zero responsibility & self awareness

Don’t tell them that Jews can have dual citizenship, because I think that might confuse them. Speaking of having all the answers, not being able to figure out that having 0 say in Israel elections means the same for making things worse for the, “people of gaza) isn’t a good look

sweet scare quotes around genocide, which is what Israel is waging and their own officials have said they want to do more of. you need some perspective. it’s not antisemitic to not want one country to blow the shit out of civilians in another country

The overwhelming majority of Zionists, in the US and worldwide, are not Jewish. The majority of Jews in the US do not define themselves as Zionist and think Israel is committing crimes.

So is there any possible way to oppose the actions of Israel without being antisemitic? A lot of the people who are opposed to AIPAC are also fans of Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish. In the UK, the party most opposed to Israel's actions is the Green Party. Their leader is Zack Polanski - also Jewish

fun fact: you can be Jewish without being a Zionist so just admit you don't give a shit about stealing land and killing its inhabitants just so you can plant a flag with the star of David on it

And you don't think we always had plenty of Jews on public life representing them and everyone else? Are you telling us we are short on Jews controlling us in Congress?