Youre welcome, Sam!! I will get back to you with a more substantive
response in the near future. In the meantime, I have a few questions for
you below. I look forward to your responses.
Peace,
Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James
**One of your proud Jewish constituents who wants the vile war-crimes state
of Israel eliminated.
P.S.
1 How many times have you traveled to Israel?
2. If so, under what circumstances?
3. Were your trips to Israel, if you in fact went, paid for by AIPAC money?
4. If not, who paid for your trips?
5. When you were mayor of San Jose or on city council, who paid for your
trips to Israel?
6. Have you traveled to Palestine? Gaza? West Bank? Other locations in
Palestine?
7. If not, why have you not taken a fact-finding trip to Gaza and the West
Bank?
8. Have you publicly called for a one-state solution?
9. Have you publicly condemned Israel 🇮🇱 as a war-crimes genocidal state?
If Not, Why Not?
19. Have you publicly called for the elimination of the rogue apartheid
state, war-crimes state of Israel? If Not, Why Not, Sam?
****Sam, Im proud of you for your willingness to open up a constructive
conversation with me on this critical issue. Look forward to more of the
same.
Avram “Eliminate The State of Israel Now” Finkelstein
On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM Sam Liccardo
wrote:
> Thanks Aram.
> First, you’re incorrect: I’ve never received money directly from AIPAC,
> and they’re certainly not giving to me now. They will not accept
> contributions for me on their website, unlike hundreds of other members of
> Congress. Among the reasons why they won’t ever contribute to me is my
> cosponsorship of the “Block the Bombs” bill, and public statements like
> this:
> https://liccardo.house.gov/massie-amendment
>
> I’m sure I’ve received contributions from local community residents who
> are members of AIPAC, though not nearly as much as my opponent in 2024, and
> I’m also confident I received more contributions from members of the Muslim
> or Arab-American communities who object to the conduct of the Israeli
> leadership. I had to raise $6 million in that race, so the amounts you’re
> citing are less than 2% of my raise in that cycle.
> In your future missives, I encourage you to present facts more accurately
> and with relevant context.
> Sam
>
>
> Sam Liccardo
> Member of Congress
> 16th District of California
> (this email is being sent from my private account, and is not official
> correspondence)
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM Aram James wrote:
>
>> For Sam Liccardo’s successful 2024 House campaign:
>>
>> - *Direct AIPAC PAC contributions:* *$10,000* (the maximum PAC
>> contribution for the primary and general election combined). This would
>> appear in FEC filings as a contribution from the AIPAC PAC.
>> - *Including AIPAC-affiliated individual donors:* Public campaign
>> finance trackers report a total of *about $80,000–$90,000* in support
>> associated with AIPAC’s network during the 2023–2024 cycle. This larger
>> figure includes donations from individuals identified as part of AIPAC’s
>> donor network, not just the PAC itself.
>>
>> So if someone says “Liccardo took *$10,000 from AIPAC*,” they’re
>> referring only to the PAC’s direct contribution. If they cite a figure
>> around *$80,000–$90,000*, they’re using a broader methodology that
>> includes affiliated individual donors as well.
>>
>> If you’d like, I can also break down:
>>
>> - the exact FEC entries for the $10,000,
>> - who the major AIPAC-affiliated individual donors were, or
>> - how Liccardo compares with other California members of Congress on
>> AIPAC-linked fundraising.
>>
>>