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Dear A.,
As the United States and Israel fight together to eliminate the threat from Iran’s regime, Senator Bernie Sanders is expected to force votes in the Senate on dangerous resolutions to block critical arms sales to Israel. The votes could come up as soon as this week.
Preventing Israel from purchasing American weapons, in the middle of a joint campaign to degrade Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, nuclear program, military infrastructure, and proxy network, undermines Israel’s ability to defend itself and America's national security interests.
Please take 45 seconds and urge your members of Congress to vote NO on these dangerous resolutions if they are brought up for a vote.
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ACT NOW
I will keep you informed once we know more about the timing of these votes, but it is imperative that senators hear from us often.
Sanders' efforts come as Iran and its proxies continue to launch rockets, missiles, and drones at Israeli civilians — with more than 225 people Israelis injured in just the past few days alone.
Millions of Israelis are rushing with their families into bomb shelters each night, as their neighborhoods are attacked by ruthless terrorists whose goal is to injure and kill as many civilians as possible. Our prayers are with the people of Israel, and with the courageous soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces and the IDF who are working to degrade Iran’s capabilities.
Below are more key updates. Continue to follow our
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social media channels to stay informed in real-time.
Jake Braunstein
Senior Director, Policy Communications
Must-read op-ed: "Why I support AIPAC and a big tent Democratic Party"
Following last week's primaries in Illinois, AIPAC member and Chicago native Michael J. Sacks wrote an
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outstanding op-ed in The Chicago Tribune calling out the hypocrisy and double standards leveled against the pro-Israel community for our political engagement.
"AIPAC wasn’t the only special interest group spending seven figures in these races. The crypto and artificial intelligence industries were all in. But only AIPAC became the cause celebre... The double standard was stark and deliberate: a coordinated effort to make support for Israel a litmus test for Democratic primary candidates in 2026 and beyond."
"Let’s be clear: The campaign against AIPAC is not a policy discussion. It’s a thinly disguised effort to make support for Israel politically toxic in the Democratic Party, to chase Jews and their allies out of our big tent coalition."
"When the votes were counted in the Illinois primaries, the most extreme anti-Israel candidates were rejected in every race. Voters chose pragmatic progressives who focused on the issues that mattered most to them. I hope our leaders see that, and start rejecting litmus tests and double standards, and stand for their commitment to a big tent Democratic Party."
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I encourage you to read the full op-ed here (note the link is fire-walled).
POST OF THE DAY
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Iranian regime continues to target civilians
The Iranian regime continues to launch attacks on Israeli civilians, sending
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10 salvos at the Jewish state today, one of which
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injured four in a strike on Tel Aviv (photo of destruction below).
Three others, including an infant, were injured in another Iranian missile attack when a fragment of an intercepted ballistic missile fell on a community in the
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Negev .
The regime also
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fired salvos at Jerusalem and Eilat.
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Over the weekend, Iranian ballistic missiles loaded with cluster munitions injured more than 200 Israeli civilians.
On Sunday, an Iranian cluster munition
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exploded over Tel Aviv , injuring 15.
On Saturday night, the regime fired missile salvos at the southern cities of Arad and Dimona (video below), injuring nearly
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200 people , including 15 who were severely injured.
Since the war began,
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18 Israelis have been killed , and almost 4,000 have been injured in the Iranian missile attacks.
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U.S., Israel continues strikes on regime targets in Iran
While Iran continues to launch ballistic missiles, Israel and America continue to degrade its offensive capabilities, striking more than
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3,000 Iranian regime targets since Operation Roaring Lion began three weeks ago.
The IDF today completed an
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extensive wave of strikes against Iran's main explosives production facility near the Isfahan nuclear facility, as well as an airstrike on an Iranian missile launcher
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ready to attack Israel .
Yesterday, the IDF struck
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regime facilities across Tehran, including an IRGC Quds Force base used as a command post for intelligence and operational activity, a cruise missile manufacturing site, and other IRGC facilities.
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In an update on Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper
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said that the U.S. has now struck more than 9,000 military targets, including 140 Iranian vessels.
Cooper said that the U.S. strikes on Iran have constituted the "largest elimination of a navy over a three-week period since World War II."
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You can watch Adm. Cooper's full update here.
The U.S. also
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struck Iran's Natanz nuclear site, using bunker buster bombs to reach the underground facility.
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Footage released by CENTCOM of U.S. forces eliminating Iranian one-way attack drones, which have been used to indiscriminately target civilians across the region.
Israel expands ground operation in Lebanon
The IDF continues to target Hezbollah's operatives and infrastructure across Lebanon.
Today, the IDF destroyed a Radwan Force headquarters
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building in Beirut (video below) and carried out strikes on a radio station in the village of Al-Tiri, which was used as another headquarters for Hezbollah.
Israeli forces today also eliminated Muhammad Ali Kourani, an IRGC Quds Force
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terrorist , and yesterday
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eliminated Walid Muhammad Dib, a senior official in Hamas' financial system in Lebanon.
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Yesterday, the Israeli Air Force
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struck the al-Dalafa Bridge (video below) over the eastern part of the Litani River used by Hezbollah to "transfer weapons, rockets, and launchers in order to advance and carry out terror plots against IDF forces," the IDF
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said .
Meanwhile, the IDF is expanding its ground operation in southern Lebanon as it works to defend Israeli communities along the northern border.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir
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said , "I approved the Northern Command’s plans for the continuation of the forward defensive posture. There is no more containment. There is initiative. There is preemptive action. Our troops will stand as a barrier between the enemy and the civilian communities, and any target that poses a threat to them will be removed."
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Iran launches long-range missiles capable of reaching Europe
The regime over the weekend launched two ballistic missiles at the U.S.-UK base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, nearly
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4,000 km from Tehran .
The tests come less than a month after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi falsely claimed that Iran does not have these long-range missiles. "We have intentionally kept the range of our missiles below 2,000 kilometers," he
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said .
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir
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said , "These missiles are not intended to strike Israel. Their range extends to the capitals of Europe — Berlin, Paris, and Rome are all within direct threat range."
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Illustration provided by the IDF of the range of Iran's ballistic missiles.
The mission of AIPAC is to encourage and persuade the U.S. government to enact specific policies that create a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with our ally Israel.
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