The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a powerful pro-Israel lobby in the US.
AIPAC labels itself bipartisan but has also come under criticism by many who feel it is too closely aligned with the Republican Party in the US and the Likud Party in Israel.
It is also often contrasted with J Street, another pro-Israel organization in the US often seen as being more closely aligned with the American and Israeli Left.
In late 2021, AIPAC announced it would begin fundraising efforts and endorsements for certain political candidates in the US.
Pro-Israel political action committee AIPAC has aided 318 Zionist candidates to win so far in the recent US elections. Other PACs and private donors also played significant roles.
AIPAC: "We will not be deterred by the illegal actions of these extremists in our efforts to strengthen the US-Israel relationship."
Samuels had previously run against Omar in 2022 and lost in a tighter race by only 2% points.
At the demonstration, If Not Now members held signs that stated, "Jews reject AIPAC, arms embargo now," referring to the pro-Israel political lobbying organization.
Bush's resentful concession speech toward AIPAC was fuelled by their nearly $9 million dollar donation to her rival's campaign.
Three hours after polls closed, with the majority of the votes counted, Wesley Bell has garnered 51% of the votes.
Cori Bush and her supporters, like Bowman’s in New York, charge that the pro-Israel effort to defeat her is racist, claiming that the AIPAC targets progressive officials of color.
While Bush’s June and July polling numbers stayed the same, DMFI PAC’s polling found Bush’s overall support has dropped since January.
Ambassador Martin Indyk, a key figure in US-Israel diplomacy, passed away recently. His lifelong commitment to understanding and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should inspire us all.
"Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics — on both sides of the aisle.”
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