Let us start with the good news. During its spring meeting in New Orleans last week the DNC Resolutions Committee defeated three resolutions with anti-Israel undertones attached to them. One singled out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and its use of “dark money.” These resolutions demonstrate the continued mindset of progressives within the Democratic Party towards Israel and Israel-related issues. It’s important to note that the committee did pass a resolution generally opposing the use of dark money in politics, which should make one wonder why singling out one particular organization was necessary.

“Dark money” has become a catch-all phrase to signal corruption, illegitimacy, and moral decay. The outrage of progressive democrats against so-called dark money, however, is not evenly applied.

In today’s environment “dark money” does not really mean money hidden under the table. It is code for money we do not like. Nowhere is that more obvious than in the growing fixation on AIPAC.

The Facts They Do Not Want to Emphasize

There is a legitimate debate on the Democratic side and within the American Jewish community regarding AIPAC’s roll as a true mirror of Jewish American voters and how or where AIPAC “looks” for candidates on both sides of the aisle who exhibit support for Israel.

AIPAC has shifted its support rightward, there is no question about that. Specifically, its decision to endorse more than 100 Republican “election deniers” who voted........

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