A high-profile anti-Israel group was accused Monday of breaking election legal guidelines – and instructed it should come clear on how it’s spending its donors’ money.
The Jewish Voice for Peace Motion PAC calls itself the “electoral wing” and “sister group” of anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace, which has funded and arranged campus protests, a few of which turned violent. It additionally calls itself Jewish Vote for Peace.
However the Anti-Defamation League alleged Monday that JVP Motion PAC is breaking strict legal guidelines on its spending – and mentioned it needs to be pressured to account for the place its cash goes.
The political motion committee backs a slate of outspoken critics of Israel – amongst them Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who was censured by Congress for calling for the destruction of the Jewish state and justifying the Hamas Oct. 7 bloodbath as “resistance.”
It additionally requires voters to again Bronx Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who’s going through a tricky main over his anti-Israel report, and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was accused of “blood libel” for calling Jewish college students “pro-genocide” final month.
In a proper grievance to the Federal Election Fee the ADL alleged that JPV Motion PAC spent a complete of $82,956 from 2020 to 2023.
But solely $1,775, or barely greater than two p.c went to candidates.
ADL legal professional Steve Sheinberg instructed The Submit, “I don’t know what they’re doing with the cash.
“However they don’t seem to be doing what they’re alleged to be doing. Based on public filings, it seems like they obtained cash, didn’t pay taxes on it and didn’t give the cash to candidates.
“Contemplating JVP’s involvement in all method of anti-Israel protests, I wish to know what the PAC cash is being spent on.
“FEC should maintain JVP PAC accountable for violations of the regulation.”
JVP Motion PAC can also be accused of taking unlawful contributions from donors who had already given the $5,000 most per 12 months, one other breach of the regulation.
The grievance alleges that $19,656 was paid to an insurance coverage agency and recognized as authorized bills regardless that the insurer doesn’t seem to follow regulation.
And, the grievance alleged, “The PAC’s reviews present quite a lot of monetary discrepancies, discrepancies in money readily available from report back to report, and different reporting errors.”
The ADL’s grievance may result in a full-scale FEC investigation into the place the cash actually went and attainable sanctions towards it.
The Submit reached out to JVP Motion PAC and its treasurer Seth Morrison for remark.
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