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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Ali Harb

US elections: How pro-Israel spending affects Palestine advocacy

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee had stayed away from direct US electioneering - until this election cycle [File: Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Washington, DC – With the largest pro-Israel lobby group in the United States getting directly involved in electoral politics for the first time, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is leading a push to influence Democratic congressional primaries across the country.

AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups are pouring millions of dollars into Democratic Party races, largely to bolster opponents to left-wing candidates, federal election disclosures show.

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