Emily Cunningham

I was off twitter for most of the weekend and I guess I missed the conflagration over Rep. Omar. It seems like if you criticize aipac or Israel you’re automatically anti-Semitic—especially if you wear a hijab? Is that the gist? Yikes.

Legitimate criticism of Israel is not the issue here. Rep Omar is rightfully being called out for using antisemetic tropes about Jewish money and the "powerful Jewish lobby" controlling our government.https://twitter.com/Wonko_the_sane_/status/1094982900049678336 …

Uh, the “powerful Jewish Lobby” actually exists; it’s called the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee. It’s an extreme right group that boasts loudly about how it’s “the most powerful lobby in America” and it is legitimately criticized for aggressive self interest, bribery etc

Having said that, nobody should ever use the term “the Jewish lobby”, which falsely conflates “all Jews” with Israel, a gross distortion. It’s the “Israel Lobby.” That’s the correct language. (~half of American Jews do not support AIPAC.)

You proved your own point saying "the “powerful Jewish Lobby” actually exists; it’s called the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee." That's how people think of AIPAC, they think of it as the "powerful Jewish lobby" with undue influence on our government.

I did not prove my own point, I was quoting your language in your text without thinking clearly. It's a huge mistake to use the term "Jewish Lobby" -- it is not a cultural or religious organization that represents Jews, it's a political lobby. I corrected this in another tweet.

the quotes around "powerful jewish lobby" made it clear that you were, in fact, quoting someone else who had used the phrase