How AIPAC and the Israel Lobby Really Work

About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of AIPAC and the Israel lobby on U.S. politics and democracy.

Yara and Rhiannon are joined by two organizers from the AIPAC Out of U.S. Politics campaign to discuss the billionaire-funded, propaganda-pushing Israel lobby in the United States, and how the "America First" vs. "Israel First" discourse doesn't accurately capture the role AIPAC and its network play in kneecapping democracy, war-making and profiteering, and advancing both the U.S. and Israel's overlapping interests in Palestine and around the world. For more information about the AIPAC Out of...

People in this episode

Hosts: Yara, Rhiannon

Guest: organizers from the AIPAC Out of U.S. Politics campaign

Topics covered

• Israel lobby
• AIPAC
• U.S. politics
• democracy
• war-making
• propaganda

Keywords

• AIPAC
• Israel lobby
• U.S. politics
• democracy
• war-making
• propaganda
• Palestine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AIPAC, AIPAC Out of U.S. Politics, Israel, United States

Places: Palestine

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