Thread by @bethavemiller

AIPAC doesn't campaign on Israel and they don't win on Israel because their positions aren't popular.

Their playbook is actually pretty basic: don't talk about Israel; drop millions; claim victory was about Israel; silence progressives on Palestine with threat of money drop. 🧵

AIPAC is not proving that US support for Israeli apartheid is popular among Dem voters. They are proving (and you might want to sit down for this) that money influences US elections.

But looking at last night, it's clear that unapologetically pro-Palestine positions are popular.

.@RashidaTlaib & @CoriBush, two of the most consistent supporters of Palestinian rights in Congress, who call Israel an apartheid state and want to stop funding the Israeli military, have comfortably won re-election through grassroots campaigns and showcasing their positions.

Meanwhile, AIPAC had to drop over $4M to push Haley Stevens to a victory over Andy Levin, all without talking about Israel.

They're spending more because they know that they would lose simply on the issues.

The takeaway from last night isn't to go soft on this issue, it's to double down. Both because it's popular, but more importantly because it's urgent.

Israel has killed over 60 Palestinians since January, including children and journalists. They're currently carrying forcing over 1,000 Palestinians from their homes in Masafer Yatta.

AIPAC is freaking out because they know Dem voters don't want to fund this violence anymore.

#MI11 wasn’t a referendum on Democratic voters and Palestine. It was a muscle flex from AIPAC to bully progressives into silence.

Don't let it work.