Every single Dem politician should be screaming about this at the top of their lungs. This is a direct threat to them as well, but they’re not gonna do it.
Why?
Because AIPAC and their billionaire donors are telling them to stand down.
Establishment Dems put more effort into resisting Mamdani than they put into resisting Trump since 2016.
Can you share some source for this aipac claim? I mean, fuck aipac, but I just want to make sure we don’t go down the shouting about the evil Jewish billionaires controlling everything route.
Cuomo is one of war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal defense team members. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of AIPAC for years.
Regardless, AIPAC gets all its special favors for terrorist state Israel by complete regulatory capture in the US. It’s how they’ve convinced Americans to give up their own constitutional right to free speech - if you criticize Israel too harshly, American gestapo will arrest you.
So, of course they consider Mamdani an existential threat. Once voters realize socialist policies help them in a tangible way instead of further funneling money to billionaires like Miriam Adelson, there is going to be a political reckoning resulting in AIPAC having no power and Israel being left to fend for itself without US intervention. They’re terrified of this scenario.
There’s no “source”, AIPAC deals directly with politicians and those discussions are not public. But we know that AIPAC gives lots of money to Democrats to the point that they can and have dictated policy, and we know that AIPAC’s spokesperson has been on national news shows specifically to fearmonger about Mamdani both before and after the election. Most direct source here is gonna be using your noggin.
This is an interesting question and I didn’t have an immediate answer. Let me start off by pointing out that many many Jews in the US are horrified at the genocide in Gaza and do not want to be associated with AIPAC at all. The Jewish community in the US seems to be engaging in very serious internal debate on the topic (https://mondoweiss.net/2017/03/daughter-defense-apartheid/).
AIPAC itself doesn’t seem to have any direct statements about Mandami at all. They do make the dubious claim that “are more than 6 million pro-Israel Americans” (https://www.aipac.org/). Since there are an estimated 7.1 to 7.7 million Jews in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews) they claim to represent the vast majority of Jews in the US.
I’m guessing that OP is referring to a sermon by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove (https://pasyn.org/sermons/2025/on-the-record/). I can’t find any statements on if he is or is not an official member of AIPAC but he is generally described as a very conservative by various Jewish publications. Jonathan Shulman then encouraged rabbi’s across the country to sign the letter. (https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-873068). He left AIPAC after 18 because “the group’s brand was becoming increasingly toxic amid the war in Gaza.” As of Friday, over 1,000 rabbis have signed (https://jewishmajority.org/a-rabbinic-call-to-action).
My read on this is that AIPAC is now known to be bad marketing and it’s already getting rebranded; the people behind it will just regroup under a new name. While they didn’t claim responsibility for the letter, their supporters created and spread it.
Brother in Christ, Democrats have been controlled opposition for quite some time. It wasn’t until Bernie, AOC, Mamdani, and others of their class that began to stand out from the Establishment. With Citizens United, there isn’t much of a difference in terms of which party sucks Corporate dick.
Yeah, I’m not refuting that. I’m asking about the AIPAC claim. Because, as I stated, this feels like the dangerous “evil Jewish billionaires” thinking that we should not idly engage in. Mamdani is Muslim, so falling into the trap that the Jews are behind this is…fucking dangerous. Why make that assumption without any evidence?
I think if you don’t know the roll AIPAC has played in modern politics, it’s on you to go get a baseline education. It s not something some one should have to educate you on in a short form post. They’ve played a transformative role in US politics and are practicing why we can’t have nice things as a country.
I’m not saying the interest isn’t valid, but I also feel like understanding AIPAC is table stakes in US politics
I’m not saying the influence of AIPAC isn’t important, but I feel like being a patronizing twat instead of seizing a moment to help educate someone on the topic isn’t a great way to welcome people to the cause.
To be fair, he WAS being a patronizing twat to a patronizing twat who keeps hinting that any criticism of AIPAC might be antisemitic like the Dem leadership keeps doing every time anyone criticizes their favorite fascist apartheid regime.
Also, politeness or lack of same aside, AIPAC IS big and influential enough that there’s no excuse to not know about them when discussing American politics and prejudice against Muslim politicians.
It’s the equivalent of never having heard of Citizens United, the Heritage Foundation, or the Federalist Society.
Exactly and I’m not even saying that it’s not ok to be interested, just that, like if you don’t know who or what AIPAC is coming into a political discussion forum, this ain’t the place to start.
Like you couldn’t have gotten through 2023-2025 being even adjacent to politics and not have developed some understanding of the role in US politics.
And, honestly, it’s hard to evaluate how important AIPAc really is to US politics. We readily acknowledge things like the Heritage foundation or project for a new American century, but we rarely discuss what interests are have idealogically captured the Democratic party.
I’m trying to find the exact quote, because I heard it referenced on a podcast and I’m not sure Schumer actually said this, but the circumstantial evidence is strong, that Schumer specifically did not endorse Mamdani because he sees his primary role as serving Israel. I want to dig into this more later because that’s an astonishing admission if true.
Every single Dem politician should be screaming about this at the top of their lungs. This is a direct threat to them as well, but they’re not gonna do it.
Why?
Because AIPAC and their billionaire donors are telling them to stand down.
Establishment Dems put more effort into resisting Mamdani than they put into resisting Trump since 2016.
Can you share some source for this aipac claim? I mean, fuck aipac, but I just want to make sure we don’t go down the shouting about the evil Jewish billionaires controlling everything route.
Democrats are obsessed with Israel. This ain’t hard evidence, but it’s telling
https://youtu.be/Ms8tGyopFrQ
Cuomo is one of war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal defense team members. He has worked tirelessly on behalf of AIPAC for years.
Regardless, AIPAC gets all its special favors for terrorist state Israel by complete regulatory capture in the US. It’s how they’ve convinced Americans to give up their own constitutional right to free speech - if you criticize Israel too harshly, American gestapo will arrest you.
So, of course they consider Mamdani an existential threat. Once voters realize socialist policies help them in a tangible way instead of further funneling money to billionaires like Miriam Adelson, there is going to be a political reckoning resulting in AIPAC having no power and Israel being left to fend for itself without US intervention. They’re terrified of this scenario.
There’s no “source”, AIPAC deals directly with politicians and those discussions are not public. But we know that AIPAC gives lots of money to Democrats to the point that they can and have dictated policy, and we know that AIPAC’s spokesperson has been on national news shows specifically to fearmonger about Mamdani both before and after the election. Most direct source here is gonna be using your noggin.
Wouldn’t this be a source?
This is an interesting question and I didn’t have an immediate answer. Let me start off by pointing out that many many Jews in the US are horrified at the genocide in Gaza and do not want to be associated with AIPAC at all. The Jewish community in the US seems to be engaging in very serious internal debate on the topic (https://mondoweiss.net/2017/03/daughter-defense-apartheid/).
AIPAC itself doesn’t seem to have any direct statements about Mandami at all. They do make the dubious claim that “are more than 6 million pro-Israel Americans” (https://www.aipac.org/). Since there are an estimated 7.1 to 7.7 million Jews in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews) they claim to represent the vast majority of Jews in the US.
I’m guessing that OP is referring to a sermon by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove (https://pasyn.org/sermons/2025/on-the-record/). I can’t find any statements on if he is or is not an official member of AIPAC but he is generally described as a very conservative by various Jewish publications. Jonathan Shulman then encouraged rabbi’s across the country to sign the letter. (https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-873068). He left AIPAC after 18 because “the group’s brand was becoming increasingly toxic amid the war in Gaza.” As of Friday, over 1,000 rabbis have signed (https://jewishmajority.org/a-rabbinic-call-to-action).
My read on this is that AIPAC is now known to be bad marketing and it’s already getting rebranded; the people behind it will just regroup under a new name. While they didn’t claim responsibility for the letter, their supporters created and spread it.
Brother in Christ, Democrats have been controlled opposition for quite some time. It wasn’t until Bernie, AOC, Mamdani, and others of their class that began to stand out from the Establishment. With Citizens United, there isn’t much of a difference in terms of which party sucks Corporate dick.
Yeah, I’m not refuting that. I’m asking about the AIPAC claim. Because, as I stated, this feels like the dangerous “evil Jewish billionaires” thinking that we should not idly engage in. Mamdani is Muslim, so falling into the trap that the Jews are behind this is…fucking dangerous. Why make that assumption without any evidence?
AIPAC doesnt represent Jews, they represent the interests of the government of Israel in America.
https://www.trackaipac.com/states/newyork
$1.7 million from aipac to chucky.
Now don’t take my word for it… Verify.
But he also went on record saying that his job is to keep the left pro-Israel.
https://www.thejc.com/news/usa/democrats-reassert-commitment-to-supporting-israel-in-2024-party-platform-rzak474e
maybe Israel should stop shouting anti-semitism at every criticism
I think if you don’t know the roll AIPAC has played in modern politics, it’s on you to go get a baseline education. It s not something some one should have to educate you on in a short form post. They’ve played a transformative role in US politics and are practicing why we can’t have nice things as a country.
I’m not saying the interest isn’t valid, but I also feel like understanding AIPAC is table stakes in US politics
I’m not saying the influence of AIPAC isn’t important, but I feel like being a patronizing twat instead of seizing a moment to help educate someone on the topic isn’t a great way to welcome people to the cause.
To be fair, he WAS being a patronizing twat to a patronizing twat who keeps hinting that any criticism of AIPAC might be antisemitic like the Dem leadership keeps doing every time anyone criticizes their favorite fascist apartheid regime.
Also, politeness or lack of same aside, AIPAC IS big and influential enough that there’s no excuse to not know about them when discussing American politics and prejudice against Muslim politicians.
It’s the equivalent of never having heard of Citizens United, the Heritage Foundation, or the Federalist Society.
Exactly and I’m not even saying that it’s not ok to be interested, just that, like if you don’t know who or what AIPAC is coming into a political discussion forum, this ain’t the place to start.
Like you couldn’t have gotten through 2023-2025 being even adjacent to politics and not have developed some understanding of the role in US politics.
And, honestly, it’s hard to evaluate how important AIPAc really is to US politics. We readily acknowledge things like the Heritage foundation or project for a new American century, but we rarely discuss what interests are have idealogically captured the Democratic party.
I’m trying to find the exact quote, because I heard it referenced on a podcast and I’m not sure Schumer actually said this, but the circumstantial evidence is strong, that Schumer specifically did not endorse Mamdani because he sees his primary role as serving Israel. I want to dig into this more later because that’s an astonishing admission if true.
Here’s an archive link to the NYT column where Bret Stephens quotes him as telling him "My job, is to keep the left pro-Israel.”
They are the same group of billionaires. Just with different T-shirts to perform for the poor