Who Really Buys Washington? Not AIPAC — Qatar, China, and Saudi Arabia Do

Who Really Buys Washington? Not AIPAC — Qatar, China, and Saudi Arabia Do

For years, anti-Israel activists have tried to smear the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as a foreign lobby undermining U.S. democracy. This weekend, activist David Hogg repeated the lie, calling AIPAC “the most successful foreign influence operation in U.S. history.” That claim is false. AIPAC is fully American — funded, staffed, and led by U.S. citizens. It does not represent the Israeli government and does not receive a singl…