In yet another reality-denying ritual of fealty to the pro-Israel lobby, members of Congress absurdly voted to say Israel was neither an apartheid state nor racist. Only a few progressives, including members of the Squad, stood firm in opposing the measure.
I tihnk lawmakers in the US are paid a shit-load by Israeli Lobbyist, much like how they all support privatized healthcare and oil production despite the obvious problems those things have. As for Apartheid, what is this law? https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-knesset-passes-law-barring-palestinian-spouses-2022-03-10/
This law is the only good example IMO (I can also kinda see how someone will say the law of return is also problematic, though I disagree).
However, even though I personally think this law violates basic human rights and has no place in a democratic country (and this is coming from an Israeli on the right side of the political spectrum), one law doesn’t make a country an apartheid.
I’m gonna distance myself from you here… What Israel has been doing is wrong. They haven’t "list the
“One of, if not the most, powerful international issue lobby is that of the pro-Israel crowd.”. More background is available here.
Some of the top recipients 2021-2022:
When looking at the overall numbers for all Pro-Israel bribe money to congress, there are 16 members of congress who have received over $1M USD. Here are the top 10: