MoveOn.org Demands Democrats Boycott AIPAC Not Because of Its "Islamophobia" (aka, Rejection of Antisemitism); Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren Will Dutifully Boycott
MoveOn asks 2020 Dems to boycott AIPAC conference
The mostly symbolic move deepens a progressive rift on Israel.
By BEN SCHRECKINGER and MARC CAPUTO 03/20/2019 01:54 PM EDT
The liberal group MoveOn is calling on Democratic presidential candidates to skip this year’s AIPAC policy conference, citing the pro-Israel group’s links to the right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu and charging that AIPAC has flirted with Islamophobia.
The move underscores a growing willingness on the left to criticize Israel and its staunchest Washington supporters, particularly since freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) bashed supporters of Israel in terms widely condemned as anti-Semitic.