{"id":5490,"date":"2026-07-03T09:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:01:53","slug":"bernie-sanders-criticized-influence-of-pro-israel-groups-on-us-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=5490","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders criticized  influence of pro-Israel groups on US democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON: US Senator Bernie Sanders has questioned the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on American democracy, criticising the role of wealthy political action committees in elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on X, Sanders said the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other \u201cbillionaire-funded super PACs\u201d are expected to spend \u201ctens of millions of dollars to defeat\u201d Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan\u2019s Senate race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ARE WE STILL LIVING IN A DEMOCRACY?<br><br>AIPAC, and other billionaire-funded super PACs, are preparing to spend tens of millions of dollars to defeat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race.<br><br>Why are they so determined to defeat him?<br><br>As a doctor, he believes in\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/2072797245402194327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to El-Sayed, Sanders said: \u201cAs a taxpayer, he understands that we should not be spending over a trillion dollars on the military and billions of dollars supporting the genocidal Netanyahu government in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders added: \u201cWhether it is AIPAC, AI or crypto, billionaire-funded super PACs will spend unlimited amounts of money to undermine democracy and defeat candidates who stand with working people and challenge their power. We cannot allow them to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdul El-Sayed has described Israel\u2019s war on Gaza as a genocide and has criticised US military aid to Israel, arguing that the funding should instead be spent on Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: US Senator Bernie Sanders has questioned the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups on American democracy, criticising the role of wealthy political action committees in elections. 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