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Israel lobby funded a quarter of British MPs (www.declassifieduk.org)

submitted 4 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That includes 130 Conservative MPs, 41 Labour MPs and three Liberal Democrats.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

My dude with the clutch, helping the lazy with the important bit.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ah, that is an important line, thank you for sharing that. So effectively a 3-to-1 ratio of conservatives over others. Interesting how the attacks on democracy develop.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

On a per capita basis, that means Labour MPs were 56% as likely as Toraigh to be on the list

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I wonder what the total amount Israel and its affiliate groups spend on PR and influence campaigns. Birthright trips alone probably cost a fortune.