Italian Footballers Face Protests; AIPAC Sends Them to Congress Instead
While some bravely confronted Italy's national squad over a football match, America's actual elected officials were busy getting their annual check-ups from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Just last year, AIPAC poured over $10 million into congressional races, ensuring that when it came to a vote on sending another $14 billion in aid to Israel, there were no pesky protests... just
48-hour sprints to the voting machine for senators like John Fetterman, who took $100,000 from the group. It seems our politicians can navigate a Senate chamber far easier than a striker trying to score. So, we're protesting sports teams now, but Senator 'Takes-AIPAC-Cash-Quickly-Votes-Yes' still sits comfortably in office. Because clearly, the ethical line isn't crossed when your elected
representative takes foreign lobby money to bankroll bombs; it's crossed when a goalie makes a questionable save during a FIFA World Cup qualifier.