Elliot Brandt, currently the AIPAC’s vice CEO, will succeed longtime CEO Howard Kohr, who is stepping down at year’s end after nearly 20 years leading the group.
In one of the costliest Senate primary races in US history, Trone spent at least $62 million of his own money and did not accept money from political action committees.
The RJC previously worked to oust Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, who had a history of condoning white supremacists. He lost his primary in 2020.
Allies said that under Kohr, earthquakes within the lobby were the exception rather than the rule.
The focus on AIPAC is wildly disproportionate to the lobby's size or spending.
ADL: We're deeply saddened by the passing of former Senator Joe Liberman. As the first Jew to appear on a national Presidential ticket - he often credited Judaism for calling him to public service.
Under Kohr’s leadership, AIPAC has traversed five presidencies and more than 10 Israeli elections.
“For Israel, every civilian death is a tragedy. For Hamas, every civilian death is a strategy,” he said.
The campaign accompanies an increasingly organized movement within the Democratic Party protesting Biden's support of Israel.
The representative, Adam Schiff, a Jewish Democrat with AIPAC backing, wins elections and advances to the runoff for the US Senate.
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