Tuesday, August 16, 2011

CODEPINK files complaint with Congressional Ethics Committee against AIPAC-funded junkets to Israel http://weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/2011/08/codepink-files-complaint-with.html

Calls for end to loophole that allows front group to act as conduit for Lobby trips. The peace group CODEPINK has filed a formal complaint with the Congressional Ethics Committee, calling for an investigation of the junkets to Israel paid for by the powerful Israel lobby AIPAC but channeled through their educational front group, The American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF). This summer recess, a staggering 81 Congresspeople—one out of five members—are participating in these trips.

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