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In March, during a state work period in which senators typically engage with the people they represent, he instead went on an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel, thanks to the generosity of a New York City nonprofit focused on mental health in the international Jewish community.

Alongside his wife Gisele, Fetterman flew first class to Israel and stayed in five-star hotels in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as part of a “Fact-Finding Mission,” according to recent travel disclosure documents. On the trip, the itinerary shows, he met with President Benjamin Netanyahu “to discuss the current state of affairs in Israel and Israel’s response to the mental health crisis following the October 7th terrorist attacks.”

During that meeting, Netanyahu gave Fetterman a silver beeper to commemorate Israel’s attack in Lebanon — which the United Nations has called a “terrifying violation of international law.”

Fetterman’s three-day Israel trip, which cost over $36,000, was funded by Relief Resources, a New York City-based nonprofit that describes itself as “dedicated to supporting the international Jewish community in overcoming the broad range of conditions related to mental illness.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

This mentally unwell man needs to fade away.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Damn, that's a great idea. I wish we made all US Zionists go to Palestine to see the horrors of apartheid.

That would be a great treatment for their mental illness

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That charity needs to address the mental illness of sociopathy, rather than advance it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Is that not what they're doing? I recommend tours with Breaking the Silence. They're a great org showing folks what what happens to Palestinian communities after decades of apartheid and war crimes.

They have weekly busses departing Tel Aviv, but you have to book months in advance

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know this is all blamed on his stroke, but I don't know. I can't help but wonder if Mossad has so much dirt on him that they have him completely under their control. Like the article says, “It seems like he’s more the ambassador to Israel than the senator from Pennsylvania.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

From the reporting that's been coming out, it does seem like he's had a general decline in his mental state. It's not just his support for Israel, but his mood and behavior that's changed.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

His top donor is the Israel lobby. Maybe the 200k was enough for him to support a genocide. But I would not rule out a visit to Epistein Island.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

Has anybody checked to make sure this dude wasn't given a neurolink when he was in the hospital for his stroke?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I've seen this one! That beeper gon splode!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sickening. Wonder if he donned his gross hoodie the whole time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The hoodie is the best part of him now that Gisele is MIA

[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In March, during a state work period in which senators typically engage with the people they represent, he instead went on an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel

So he went to engage with the people he represents.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

"Israeli oligarchs bribe American politician with luxury holiday, to continue supporting their genocide, war crimes, and colonialism."