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Pro-Israel lobby spends big on US midterms as backlash grows
OpenSecrets says the group has spent $54 million on congressional races as progressives turn its backing into a campaign liability.
- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has emerged as the 2026 midterms' largest outside spender, channeling $54 million into congressional races through its United Democracy Project super PAC.
- AIPAC has focused spending on Democratic primaries to support pro-Israel candidates, though critics increasingly portray the group as too closely aligned with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and emblematic of big-money interests.
- In Michigan, AIPAC and allies spent around $30 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat progressive Abdul El-Sayed, while a June Quinnipiac University poll found 66 percent of Democrats believe Washington is too supportive of Israel.
- Allies of Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers recently asked the group to avoid public advertisements, while "America First" conservatives have attacked Washington's support for Israel and associated lobbying efforts.
- Casey Kennedy, co-founder of the Track AIPAC advocacy platform, stated, "AIPAC knows AIPAC is toxic, and the more they spend, the more toxic they become with voters across the political spectrum.
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AlKhaleej TodayUS$54m and counting: Powerful pro-Israel lobby tests the limits of money in American politics
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 — The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms — even as its once-coveted...
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Pro-Israel lobby spends big on US midterms as backlash grows
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has poured tens of millions of dollars into races nationwide through its main election-spending vehicle, the United Democracy Project (UDP). The so-called "super PAC" -- a group allowed to lavish unlimited sums to influence elections, provided it operates independently of candidates -- has spent $54 million on congressional races, according to campaign finance monitor OpenSecrets. That has mad…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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