Jamaal Bowman Unloads on ‘Racist’ AIPAC: ‘Their Donors Are MAGA’

PHILLIP I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about your reelection ░░░░░░░░ where this issue is ░░░░░░░░ huge one You are ░░░░░░░░ targeted by AIPAC a ░░░░░░░░ Israel group that said ░░░░░░░░ they are gonna spend ░░░░░░░░ in your district You ░░░░░░░░ you think you re ░░░░░░░░ the support that you ░░░░░░░░ from the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ this race Bowman Yes ░░░░░░░░ far yes And we ░░░░░░░░ gonna get a lot ░░░░░░░░ support going forward You ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC unfortunately has shown ░░░░░░░░ to be a racist ░░░░░░░░ an organization that s ░░░░░░░░ genocide in Gaza right ░░░░░░░░ and my opponent has ░░░░░░░░ with them even though ░░░░░░░░ majority of their donors ░░░░░░░░ MAGA racist Republicans trying ░░░░░░░░ take our voting rights ░░░░░░░░ to take reproductive rights ░░░░░░░░ affirmative action and supporting ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Can I ask ░░░░░░░░ congressman I mean what ░░░░░░░░ s AIPAC which your ░░░░░░░░ of them is what ░░░░░░░░ is There s also ░░░░░░░░ Street that s a ░░░░░░░░ leaning Jewish group Bowman ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP They rescinded their ░░░░░░░░ of you because of ░░░░░░░░ statements after October 7th ░░░░░░░░ know my question is ░░░░░░░░ aside AIPAC are you ░░░░░░░░ part responsible for alienating ░░░░░░░░ own constituents many of ░░░░░░░░ are Jewish and were ░░░░░░░░ unhappy with how you ░░░░░░░░ to October 7th Bowman ░░░░░░░░ my intention is not ░░░░░░░░ alienate anyone I have ░░░░░░░░ root the way I ░░░░░░░░ in human rights and ░░░░░░░░ collective humanity and my ░░░░░░░░ since I ve been ░░░░░░░░ office is to make ░░░░░░░░ we are keeping the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel safe and ░░░░░░░░ are fighting for a ░░░░░░░░ state a so called ░░░░░░░░ state solution And that ░░░░░░░░ what J Street is ░░░░░░░░ for as well When ░░░░░░░░ went to Israel with ░░░░░░░░ Street I learned about ░░░░░░░░ was happening there on ░░░░░░░░ ground in Israel in ░░░░░░░░ West Bank as well ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza and so ░░░░░░░░ I learned was we ░░░░░░░░ not making any real ░░░░░░░░ towards a two state ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Here s what ░░░░░░░░ said I mean they ░░░░░░░░ When the rhetoric the ░░░░░░░░ and the approach go ░░░░░░░░ far that is where ░░░░░░░░ are going to hold ░░░░░░░░ line They re talking ░░░░░░░░ your rhetoric Bowman Who ░░░░░░░░ this J Street PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ is J Street when ░░░░░░░░ said that they were ░░░░░░░░ back their endorsement of ░░░░░░░░ Your rhetoric framing and ░░░░░░░░ Do you have any ░░░░░░░░ about how you talked ░░░░░░░░ this issue especially in ░░░░░░░░ early days right after ░░░░░░░░ terror attack on October ░░░░░░░░ Bowman Well we condemn ░░░░░░░░ attacks on October 7th ░░░░░░░░ and it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ after October 7th that ░░░░░░░░ un endorsed us it ░░░░░░░░ a couple of months ░░░░░░░░ think afterwards You know ░░░░░░░░ would like J Street ░░░░░░░░ challenge AIPAC more and ░░░░░░░░ be AIPAC lite in ░░░░░░░░ So when you say ░░░░░░░░ re left leaning I ░░░░░░░░ because there are other ░░░░░░░░ like If Not Now ░░░░░░░░ Voices for Peace and ░░░░░░░░ that are truly left ░░░░░░░░ and truly fighting anti ░░░░░░░░ in a real way ░░░░░░░░ for free Palestine PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ just to be clear ░░░░░░░░ mean some of the ░░░░░░░░ that they re referring ░░░░░░░░ are your use before ░░░░░░░░ early on of the ░░░░░░░░ genocide when you re ░░░░░░░░ about this conflict They ░░░░░░░░ talking about your doubting ░░░░░░░░ sexual violence was committed ░░░░░░░░ Hamas Those are some ░░░░░░░░ the examples of the ░░░░░░░░ that people are speaking ░░░░░░░░ when they question how ░░░░░░░░ responded Bowman Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ t hear that from ░░░░░░░░ Street And as soon ░░░░░░░░ the U N had ░░░░░░░░ of sexual violence we ░░░░░░░░ it we voted to ░░░░░░░░ it and we ve ░░░░░░░░ on the right side ░░░░░░░░ that And so for ░░░░░░░░ this is about accountability ░░░░░░░░ this is about a ░░░░░░░░ to peace And if ░░░░░░░░ Street wants to be ░░░░░░░░ part of that we ░░░░░░░░ work together in the ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ that They made their ░░░░░░░░ now for whatever their ░░░░░░░░ were But in terms ░░░░░░░░ my own accountability it ░░░░░░░░ about governing from the ░░░░░░░░ of our collective humanity ░░░░░░░░ human rights for all ░░░░░░░░ That s key And ░░░░░░░░ are gonna disagree with ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately.”