Palestine

And the fact is that, if you are a member of Congress and you vote against Netanyahu’s war in Gaza, AIPAC is there to punish you with millions of dollars in advertisements to see that you’re defeated. ...

Sadly, I must confess, that this political corruption works. Many of my colleagues will privately express their horror at Netanyahu’s war crimes, but will do or say very little publicly about it.

I remember when Bernie was running for president, he declined to make statements on Israel when pressed to do so. Of course that was before the current genocide, but I guess he's probably acutely aware of this reality. Is this really all from the influence of advertising and political spending?

Because they are in the pockets of Israel.