Democrats AIPAC obsession a small update on an ancient conspiracy theory

Democrats have borrowed a medieval antisemitic conspiracy theory for their midterm campaign message.For centuries, this evil theory has been used to persecute Jews.The basic outline is always the same.It holds that the Jews, a small group of people from a distant land, who live differently than the rest of us, secretly control everything in our society through their money or their intelligence: We can only be free once they are stripped of their power, expelled — or eliminated.That’s the story the imperial Russian secret service spun in the infamous forgery, “The Prococols of the Elders of Zion.” The “Protocols” were a staple of Nazi propaganda, and later spread throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds.Today, they have new life — in the Democratic Party.Democrats — most of them, anyway — are smart enough not to name “Jews” as the bad guys, so they pick on “AIPAC” instead.Listen to the anti-AIPAC rants of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Or those of Darializa Avila Chevalier, the radical socialist who unseated the most powerful Latino in the House in last month’s New York primaries.AIPAC is the common enemy, they insist — and they don’t even have to explain why.Because all too many Democratic primary voters already “know” that AIPAC controls Congress, supports a supposed “genocide” of Palestinians in Gaza and dragged the United States into war against Iran.But what is AIPAC, exactly?It’s the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a large and influential pro-Israel lobbying organization.But unlike many lobbying groups on DC’s K Street, AIPAC is actually a grassroots organization. Its members are thousands of Americans who support Israel, of course including many Jews — but also evangelical Christians and others.Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.

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