{"id":48761,"date":"2026-06-18T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48761"},"modified":"2026-06-18T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:01:13","slug":"khanna-becomes-first-in-congress-to-sign-peace-pledge-promising-to-reject-aipac-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/khanna-becomes-first-in-congress-to-sign-peace-pledge-promising-to-reject-aipac-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna Becomes First in Congress to Sign \u2018Peace Pledge\u2019 Promising to Reject AIPAC Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) delivers remarks during a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on April 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The co-founder of AIPAC Tracker said the pledge is meant to give lawmakers who once backed Israel \u201ca bridge to get on the right side of history.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Jun 17, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Ro Khanna<\/a> has become the first member of the US Congress<\/a> to sign a \u201cpeace pledge\u201d promising to swear off funds from the Israel lobby and block US support for countries that violate human rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pledge was created by the political action committee Citizens Against AIPAC<\/a> Corruption<\/a>, which runs the widely shared \u201cAIPAC Tracker\u201d<\/a> social media<\/a> campaign that names and shames politicians who receive support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other pro-Israel groups that have spent tens of millions<\/a> in recent election cycles to influence members of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lawmakers who sign the pledge<\/a> agree not to take money from AIPAC<\/a> or pro-Israel lobbying groups and promise to make campaign finance<\/a> reform a key priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acknowledging the consensus<\/a> among human rights organizations that Israel is committing a genocide<\/a> in Gaza<\/a>, signatories also commit to taking actions in Congress to oppose US military<\/a> and diplomatic support for Israel or any other nation whose military commits gross human rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also agree to oppose efforts<\/a> by the US government to sanction members of the International Criminal Court<\/a> who seek the arrest of accused war criminals, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Signatories also agree to support\u00a0First Amendment<\/a>\u00a0protections for\u00a0speech critical<\/a>\u00a0of Israel as well as efforts to use financial pressure against the country, like the\u00a0Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions<\/a>\u00a0(BDS<\/a>) movement, which members of Congress have sought to criminalize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea8 Rep. Ro Khanna is the first member of Congress to sign Track AIPAC's PEACE Pledge.

PEACE stands for Pledge to Enforce American Law, Counter Foreign Influence, and End War Crimes.

Rejecting AIPAC money is not enough. pic.twitter.com\/f1ivbqhJIK<\/a><\/p>— AIPAC Tracker (@TrackAIPAC) June 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>