AIPAC: We make sure that pro-Israel candidates ‘take over’ government

Philip Weiss reports on Ben Harris of JTA has a good video on the student outreach effort by AIPAC.

He quotes Jonathan Kessler, longtime AIPAC operative and now leadership development director, on how and why AIPAC cultivates young people:

"How are we going to beat back the anti-Israel divestment resolution at Berkeley? We’re going to make sure that pro-Israel students take over the student government and reverse the vote. This is how AIPAC operates in our nation’s capital. This is how AIPAC must operate on our nation’s campuses."

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