Why Is Israel Running TV Ads in Iowa Ahead of the Midterms?
grandpajoey
32 points
12 comments
October 21, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
bediger4000
Wow, this was unheard of before 2016. This is real, foreign, election interference.
whyage
At the same time, the US president is interfering in the elections in Israel.
bikvfeee
"the Israel lobby and us foreign policy", look it up.
ShinyLeftPad
the more consequential country you are, the more pressure from inside and outside on getting particular government elected. for US that's entire world... Remember Russian bots on Twitter?
causesothere
Why? The same reason South Africa put on a media blitz during apartheid. When your country gets worldwide news for atrocities it is committing, leadership in those countries will do anything to change public opinion. (Except stop committing atrocities, I suppose.)