The Israel lobby enters state government. Rise of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board. Grant F. Smith.

Good on Simon. Now if only his ethics & concern extended to getting rid of the little-discussed VA Israel Advisory Board, since 1996 a taxpayer-funded mechanism for self-dealing to build economic & political power of Israel AND its powerful lobby in VA. #VIAB

Gaza conflict drives some AIPAC-backed Democrats to reject 2026 cash Over the last month, three House Democrats have sworn off contributions from AIPAC after accepting them in prior election cycles.

A step in the right direction. Now if we Virginians could just get Israel out of our state budget...
#vadems #blueva #viab #dismantleviab