Jay Stevens
@jaystevens.me
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Gameplay Engineer Star Wars FPS, Respawn R&D, Battlefield Mobile, Apex Legends Ex-Skipper/Tiki Bird Wrangler @Disneyland Views are my own, blah blah blah. Big fan of model trains, tiki bars, and general electronic doohickeys. He/him
![AIPAC's critics have said it acts as an agent of the Israeli government and that it has a "stranglehold" on the United States Congress.[10] AIPAC has been accused of being strongly allied with Israel's Likud party and the U.S. Republican Party. An AIPAC spokesman has called this a "malicious mischaracterization".[6][11][12]
AIPAC describes itself as a bipartisan organization.[13] Its supporters claim its bipartisan nature can be seen at its yearly policy conference, which in 2016 included both major parties' nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.[14][15] But reporting has found that its political spending has often supported efforts against candidates—mostly Democrats—considered "insufficiently supportive" of Israel. In the lead-up to the 2024 elections, The Guardian reported that AIPAC had recruited and supported challengers to candidates who had been critical of Israel's actions in the Gaza war.[16] AIPAC has also been criticized as unrepresentative of the diversity of views among American Jews who support Israel, and for aligning closely with policies of right-wing Israeli governments.[17][18]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kf7kejzn4dpqczmp6jd3uci6/bafkreihm7pxchyirbgbhgmmvmgwb4blgredg2t4vk4eddcuuhrv27g2icm)
