WASHINGTON, November 4, 2022 (WAFA) – More than 240 Jewish American leaders in Pittsburgh have signed a letter denouncing the US’s pro-Israel group for supporting extremist Republican candidates while spending millions of dollars against Summer Lee, a Democrat ans a known supporter of Palestinian rights.
The letter condemned the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) for its attempts to defeat Lee, after failing to block her during the Democratic primaries earlier this year because of her criticism of Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians.
The letter suggested that Aipac does not represent the views of the majority of American Jews and is working against their interests by also endorsing Republicans who promote white supremacy.
“We also condemn Aipac endorsement of lawmakers who have promoted the antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory that helped inspire the murder of eleven members of the three synagogues housed at Tree of Life,” the letter said, as quoted by the Guardian.
“Clearly, their definition of ‘extreme’ is completely opposite to that held by the majority of American Jews – who worry about the stark rise in antisemitism and white nationalism in our state and in our country.”
In a tweet last week, Lee accused Aipac of funding extremists: “8 days from making history in PA–where Black women have never had federal representation–Aipac is funding my extreme GOP opponent. Since endorsing 100+ insurrectionists, Aipac has repeatedly shown us that democracy has never been as important as keeping progressives out.”
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency