LurkerJ said:Cori Bush loses primary after pro-Israel groups spend millions to oust ‘Squad’ memberSt Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated Missouri’s first Black female member of Congress with about 51% of the vote Bell’s win marks a second major victory for the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) after it played a leading role in unseatingNew York congressman Jamaal Bowman, another progressive Democrat who criticised the scale of Palestinian civilians deaths in Gaza, in a June primary. Aipac pumped $8.5m into the race in Missouri’s first congressional district to support Bell through its campaign funding arm, the United Democracy Project (UDP), after Bush angered some pro-Israel groups as one of the first members of Congress to call for a ceasefire after the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel. Much of the UDP’s money comes from billionaires who fund hardline pro-Israel causes and Republicans in other races, including some who have given to Donald Trump’s campaign. Bell has denied being recruited by pro-Israel groups to run against Bush, but suspicion lingered after he abandoned a challenge for the US Senate and entered the congressional race not long after Jewish organisations in St Louis began to seek a candidate to take on Bush after accusing her of “intentionally fuelling antisemitism”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/06/missouri-cori-bush-primary-bell-aipac-israel how puppets are made |
Congratulations to pro-Israel progressive leader Wesley Bell on your victory tonight against anti-Israel Squad member Rep. Cori Bush!
— AIPAC (@AIPAC) August 7, 2024
Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics! https://t.co/uqXju6VYLl pic.twitter.com/rpiycrTKAm
Being pro-genocide is good all over
