The Anti-Palestinian Lobby Is Also a Corporate Lobby
A new PAC formed to unseat pro-Palestinian New York socialists is led by the same corporate interests opposed to progressive policies more generally. The battle over US policy toward Israel is also about economic policy at home.
New York governor Kathy Hochul and Representative Jerrold Nadler march up 5th Avenue in Midtown during the Israel Parade on June 4, 2023 in New York City. (John Lamparski / Getty Images)
The pro-Israel spending splurge aimed at unseating the socialist and progressive insurgents who have won office over the past decade is, of course, first and foremost about punishing dissent on US support for Israeli apartheid. But on another level, it’s also a campaign to unseat those lawmakers whose economic vision threatens the bottom line of Wall Street and corporate America.
If you need proof, look no further than the pro-Israel Solidarity PAC in New York, which was recently formed to give a boost to centrist challengers of candidates with a Working Families Party or Democratic Socialists of America endorsement.
Solidarity . . . With the 1 Percent
As New York Focus, which first reported on the PAC’s existence, pointed out, a number of the figures involved in the effort to elect candidates who have “Zionist beliefs” and who “value the American alliance with Israel” are collaborating or have collaborated in the past with Republican operatives.
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