Saturday, 16 February 2019

Pro-Israel donors spent over $22m on lobbying and contributions in 2018

The data examined by the Guardian suggests that the pro-Israel lobby is highly active and spends heavily to influence US policy

Pro-Israel lobbyists and donors spent more than $22m on lobbying and campaign contributions during the 2018 election cycle.

The same or similar Israel-aligned groups and donors have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent decades, and that money poured into American politics through a variety of channels, according to the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. The CRP uses federal election records to track campaign finance spending and makes its data available on the Open Secrets site.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2EbZZEr

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