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Rightwing group pressures states to pass pro-Israel resolutions

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A version of Alec’s resolution has been accepted by legislatures in at least eight US states. Photograph: Shutterstock

A powerful rightwing pressure group, the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec), is engineering pledges of unconditional support for Israel’s attack on Gaza by state legislatures across the US.

Alec is promoting a model resolution expressing “support for Israel’s right to pursue without interference or condemnation the elimination of Hamas”. A version has been accepted by legislatures in at least eight states, including Pennsylvania, Nebraska and North Dakota.

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