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Pro-Israel interests pour millions into defeating a second ‘Squad’ member (www.washingtonpost.com)

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In Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, the pro-Israel lobby is pouring millions into a campaign to unseat Bush as part of a broader, well-funded effort to replace critics of the Israeli government and the war in Gaza, such as Bush, with more Israel-friendly Democrats.

Outside groups have already spent over $15 million in this race, according to Open Secrets, a Washington nonprofit that tracks campaign finance and lobbying data. More than 80 percent of that money has gone toward ads opposing Bush and supporting her opponent.

A prominent member of the Squad of far-left Democrats, Bush was the first member of Congress to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, nine days after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel. She has described Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza — which, according to the Gaza health ministry, has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians — as a genocide. (Israel has denied the allegation in hearings at the U.N.’s top court.)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Israel is far-right, the squad is progressive left.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Not left my European standards, but heres a link i found that talks about them https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/progressive-left/ Not facts checked

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

If only Hollywood would spend the same amount of money making movies about Palestinian genocide as they have on the Holocaust, people could guilt trip politicians into supporting Palestine.