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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by whimsicalism on Friday March 13, 2026 @11:00AM (#47365388)
100% of AIPAC money is from Americans.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by johnnyanmac on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:29PM (#47367241)
Sure. Maybe in 2040 we'll know the real truth.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gzread on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:31PM (#47367271)
What does that mean, though? In a sense, 100% of USD transactions take place in the US. But sometimes it's on behalf of someone else.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by whimsicalism on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:59PM (#47367538)
it means that it is Americans voluntarily choosing to donate this money. it seems perfectly plausible to me that there are enough very pro-Israel Americans to fund an organization like AIPAC.

The key question is whether AIPAC is taking actions at "the direction or control” of Israel, but the money is pretty clearly not being sourced from Israel.

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