AIPAC Is 'Toxic': Top Senator Calls on Dems To Stop Taking Money From the Pro-Israel Lobby

AIPAC Is 'Toxic': Top Senator Calls on Dems To Stop Taking Money From the Pro-Israel Lobby

April 16, 2026 · 29 min

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Senator Peter Welch discusses the implications of the Democratic Party's shift away from Israel and the recent US-Iranian peace talks.

After the first round of US-Iranian peace talks in Pakistan collapsed last weekend, Vermont Democratic Senator Peter Welch joins Mehdi to discuss Trump's illegal war in Iran, the Democratic Party's shift away from Israel, and the Justice for Hind Rajab Act. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo

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Host: Mehdi Hasan

Guest: Peter Welch

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Organizations: AIPAC, Democratic Party, Justice for Hind Rajab Act

Places: Iran, Pakistan, United States

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