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The Guardian - US
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Alice Herman

Progressive campaign launched to counter Aipac’s influence in US politics

A large group of marchers in New York City with large letters held aloft spalling 'Dump Aipac' ad a banner saying 'Aipac funds genocide'
Marchers demonstrate against Aipac on 22 February 2024 in New York City. Photograph: John Lamparski/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

A coalition of progressive organizations has announced a fundraising, lobbying and organizing effort to counter the influx of spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) into primary campaigns against progressive Democrats.

The effort, called Reject Aipac, is in part a response to the ongoing congressional support for Israel’s campaign in Gaza, which has claimed more than 30,000 Palestinian lives since 7 October, when Hamas killed 1,200 people in Israel.

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