Thread by @EricShapiro3

For a small but vocal minority of right-wing American Jews represented by AIPAC, an authoritarian America that blindly supports Israel is preferable to a liberal democracy that does not. Hence, funding insurrectionist Republicans. #AIPAC

https://twitter.com/ericshapiro3/status/1554658603973443586

The vast majority of American Jews, including Zionists, do NOT believe this. But GOP billionaires who fund AIPAC surely do. They are a cautionary tale of what happens when Jewish identity and democratic values are totally subsumed by right-wing Zionism.

This may not be Twitter appropriate, but it’s crucial for Jews and non-Jews alike to understand what we are dealing with and what AIPAC represents. “Jewish fascists” is not a term I ever thought I would use, but there are extremist versions of every faith.

I really don’t enjoy Tweeting about this stuff, but as a proudly American Jewish progressive with, frankly, not that much to lose, I consider it a moral obligation to speak the truth as I see it. Everything I said is based on conversations I have had IRL.

Let me be clear: not all or even most Jews who support AIPAC are authoritarian. But if someone IS Jewish and has authoritarian beliefs, chances are they support AIPAC and it’s funding of pro-Israel, insurrectionist Republicans.

*Proud, not proudly lol