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Reuters: Tensions over pro-Israel lobbying group highlight rifts in Democratic primaries
More than 100 Democratic candidates backed by anti-AIPAC groups are challenging incumbents as younger voters push the party left on Israel.
- A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue, with 73 candidates challenging sitting members of Congress backed by the influential pro-Israel advocacy group.
- This shift reflects a generational divide, as roughly 80% of Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents hold an unfavorable view of Israel, according to a March survey by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.
- AIPAC and its supporters contributed almost $25 million to Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the 2024 election, though major groups have also targeted opponents using issues unrelated to the Middle East, according to OpenSecrets.
- Tensions surfaced at a Michigan Democrats convention in April when party activists booed Representative Haley Stevens, while AIPAC spokeswoman Deryn Sousa said the group is "proud to help the mainstream of the Democratic Party" by supporting candidates.
- Democratic strategists worry this internal friction could be exploited by Republicans in November's elections, particularly as party members remain divided over how far the United States should go in supporting Israel's security.
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An increasing number of democratic candidates are taking a clear stand against the American-Israeli Committee on Public Affairs (AIPAC) – where the powerful pro-Israeli lobby is concentrated, which has an unusual ability to influence the two US parties. Not always has this influence been at maximum levels, but it has never ceased to prevail both among Democrats and among Republicans, transforming AIPAC into one of the most serious lobbyists in t…
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