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74%+ of MoveOn members agree progressive 2020 presidential candidates should skip the #AIPAC2019 conference.
MoveOn is calling on 2020 presidential candidates to not attend the AIPAC conference.

Here are 4 reasons why:
#1
AIPAC spent tens of millions of dollars in 2015 to defeat the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by Pre. Obama along w international allies. It was a historic diplomatic agreement that Trump has tried to derail since taking office.

Source: thenation.com/article/aipac-…
#2
AIPAC has been known to peddle anti-Muslim and anti-Arab rhetoric while giving platforms to those involved in human rights abuses.

Source: thenation.com/article/emerso…
#3
AIPAC conference is headlined by Benjamin Netanyahu––under whose leadership Israel may have committed war crimes.

Source: washingtonpost.com/world/un-repor…
Netanyahu also recently made a deal to bring the "Israeli KKK" ultra-racist party into the next government.

Source: washingtonpost.com/world/netanayh…
#4
AIPAC has refused to condemn the anti-Semitism of Republicans, such as Trump's friend and adviser Steve Bannon.

Source: politico.com/story/2016/11/…
It’s time for progressives to recognize where their base stands––which means upholding progressive principles on domestic AND foreign policy.

Skip #AIPAC2019
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1. Let me see here. A single voice dared to criticize the power and reach of a foreign government's lobby and to prove her wrong, the entire government got together to obliterate her and force her into an apology. #AIPAC, #Israel
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@IlhanMN .@IlhanMN The 2nd part of your response concerns me: citing #AIPAC as an example of ‘lobbyists’ in the same sentence as NRA and fossil fuel industry seeems to me to convey disdain for a layperson-citizen group of constituents that appeals to its Congress members re their views...
@IlhanMN .@IlhanMN ... like any other constituent-based interest group. There are all sorts of “special interest” groups comprised of ordinary constituents that “lobby” members of Congress, such as members of AARP or National Wildlife Federation. Reaching out to govt reps is civics. ...
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