Since President Biden took a backseat in recent weeks, we have watched the media morph VP Kamala Harris — a longtime supporter of Israel — into a harmless national figure, one who might be better on the issue of Palestine than Biden. Our advocacy for Gaza is moving the needle as the largest political structures in the country make shifts to appease the growing movement against the Israeli genocide campaign. This isn’t the time to sit back and say we’ve won. Now is the time to make sh*t happen! VP Harris can still shift her position on Gaza, but will she do it if she’s paid $5,395,227 by the pro-Israel lobby? 

👉 Last week, you asked VP Harris to commit to a more just foreign policy than Biden — now ask her to refuse any more funding from the Pro-Israel lobby!

CODEPINK has been exposing the Pro-Israel lobby for what it is — an anti-democratic lobbyist group that directly interferes with elected officials doing their job: representing the people’s interests. Kamala Harris, one of the most powerful officials in the U.S., should represent the American people, not lobby groups who rally support for Israel’s horrific genocidal campaign in Gaza. As long as Harris accepts money from the pro-Israel lobby, however, she will be hard-pressed to stop the gush of U.S. arms — bunker busters, missiles, ammunition, tanks — transferred to Israel. Talk of a ceasefire absent an arms embargo is meaningless. 

👉 Tell VP Harris: Pledge to STOP Taking Money From the Pro-Israel Lobby!

Pro-Israel groups all over the country are undermining democracy, and any public servant serious about democratic values ought to refuse to be associated with them. Our co-founder Medea Benjamin reflected on the pro-Israel candidate who received $8.6 million from AIPAC that unseated Cori Bush earlier this week: “It showed that pro-Israel groups can buy elections and it sent a frightening message to all elected officials that if they criticize Israel, even during a genocide, they may well pay with their careers.” We must reject this undermining of democracy and make taking money from AIPAC unacceptable.

👉 Tell VP Harris to refuse money from the Pro-Israel lobby and stand with a majority of Americans who want a ceasefire!

The Zionist agenda in the U.S. goes even deeper than buying out politicians — weapons companies, think tanks, and charities all play a role in cementing unwavering support for Israel in America. You can learn more about who is BoughtByZionism in the U.S. on our new site and find ways to take action in your local communities!

👉 Keep taking action:

• Sign here: All of Congress should refuse $$$ from the pro-Israel lobby!
• Unmask politicians bought by Zionism!
  
• Join us at the Democratic National Convention!
• Boycott! MAERSK and join the arms embargo campaign!
• Sign up to organize and engage locally!
• Support our work! 
• Order our CODEPINK pink keffiyehs from the West Bank!

Towards Peace,

Nour and the entire CODEPINK team

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