Kinda shocked to see comments like this on r/politics which I associate as very Lib/mainstream Dem 
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Israel the state isn’t influencing the election. Because Israel is completely controlled by the US. that is a fact. 

“Israel” issues - ie the apartheid genocide and regional war - are influencing the election.
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While I agree that Israel is an American proxy, Israel itself does have an outsized influence on American politics that other proxy states don't have because of AIPAC.
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No. Israel has an outsized influence on American foreign policy because of its strategic location. It is essentially a military outpost with access to the entire Middle East and parts of Russia. 

It is the Taiwan and Japan of the Middle East. 

And AIPAC is the just organization that is used to launder money and influence. It’s not any more or less special than any other group.
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