((AIPAC’s allies in Congress are losing ground))‼️ ‼️((More than 30 candidates backed by AIPAC have so far lost in the U.S. midterm elections)
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Translated from Arabic
Report by the American website Politico:
((AIPAC’s allies in Congress are losing ground))
((More than 30 candidates backed by AIPAC have so far lost in the U.S. midterm elections))
((An official at the pro-Israel group J Street: The midterm election results are an earthquake for AIPAC’s influence, J Street’s influence, and our standing within the Democratic Party))
The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC is preparing to enter the 120th Congress with fewer allies in Washington, following an election night in which Republicans suffered crushing defeats.
More than 30 candidates backed by AIPAC lost this week, a defeat for AIPAC in more than three-quarters of the competitive races whose results have been announced so far and in which it supported incumbents. Among the Republican lawmakers who lost their seats were Mike Lawler in New York, Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania, and Max Miller in Ohio.
The pro-Israel group also lost one of its most influential allies in the Senate after Democratic Senator Troy Jackson of Maine delivered a landslide defeat to Republican Susan Collins, chair of the Senate’s powerful Appropriations Committee.
AIPAC raised more than $3.3 million in donations for Collins during this election cycle, more than it raised for any other candidate.
It also suffered a major setback in Michigan after progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a fiercely contested primary earlier this year.
Speaking to a jubilant crowd at his election victory celebration in Detroit on Tuesday evening, El-Sayed said:
“To the major political action committees and special interests that tried to defeat us, we are coming for your political system.”
He added:
“And to AIPAC, which spent $42 million against us, thank you for giving me the opportunity to defeat you twice.”
AIPAC, the pro-Israel group that has long been an influential force in elections, has been forced to take a hard look at its calculations in recent months as voters grow increasingly concerned about the relationship between the United States and Israel.
In the latest POLITICO poll, 34% of adults in the United States said their country has an overly close alliance with the Israeli government.
AIPAC privately acknowledged that it faces major “challenges” ahead, telling its allies in a memo obtained by POLITICO that it would no longer directly endorse candidates or make financial contributions to their campaigns or earmark funds for them.
For its part, J Street, a liberal pro-Israel organization, said Tuesday night’s results demonstrated AIPAC’s declining influence.
Ilan Goldenberg, J Street’s senior vice president for political affairs and policy director, said:
“It’s an earthquake for AIPAC’s influence, J Street’s influence, and our standing within the Democratic Party.”
He added:
“Democrats want a relationship with Israel. They want a constructive relationship with Israel. But they don’t want to give Israel a blank check.”
The report is by American journalist Jacob Wendler (), who specializes in covering lobbying groups and political influence in Washington.
((AIPAC’s allies in Congress are losing ground))
((More than 30 candidates backed by AIPAC have so far lost in the U.S. midterm elections))
((An official at the pro-Israel group J Street: The midterm election results are an earthquake for AIPAC’s influence, J Street’s influence, and our standing within the Democratic Party))
The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC is preparing to enter the 120th Congress with fewer allies in Washington, following an election night in which Republicans suffered crushing defeats.
More than 30 candidates backed by AIPAC lost this week, a defeat for AIPAC in more than three-quarters of the competitive races whose results have been announced so far and in which it supported incumbents. Among the Republican lawmakers who lost their seats were Mike Lawler in New York, Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania, and Max Miller in Ohio.
The pro-Israel group also lost one of its most influential allies in the Senate after Democratic Senator Troy Jackson of Maine delivered a landslide defeat to Republican Susan Collins, chair of the Senate’s powerful Appropriations Committee.
AIPAC raised more than $3.3 million in donations for Collins during this election cycle, more than it raised for any other candidate.
It also suffered a major setback in Michigan after progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a fiercely contested primary earlier this year.
Speaking to a jubilant crowd at his election victory celebration in Detroit on Tuesday evening, El-Sayed said:
“To the major political action committees and special interests that tried to defeat us, we are coming for your political system.”
He added:
“And to AIPAC, which spent $42 million against us, thank you for giving me the opportunity to defeat you twice.”
AIPAC, the pro-Israel group that has long been an influential force in elections, has been forced to take a hard look at its calculations in recent months as voters grow increasingly concerned about the relationship between the United States and Israel.
In the latest POLITICO poll, 34% of adults in the United States said their country has an overly close alliance with the Israeli government.
AIPAC privately acknowledged that it faces major “challenges” ahead, telling its allies in a memo obtained by POLITICO that it would no longer directly endorse candidates or make financial contributions to their campaigns or earmark funds for them.
For its part, J Street, a liberal pro-Israel organization, said Tuesday night’s results demonstrated AIPAC’s declining influence.
Ilan Goldenberg, J Street’s senior vice president for political affairs and policy director, said:
“It’s an earthquake for AIPAC’s influence, J Street’s influence, and our standing within the Democratic Party.”
He added:
“Democrats want a relationship with Israel. They want a constructive relationship with Israel. But they don’t want to give Israel a blank check.”
The report is by American journalist Jacob Wendler (), who specializes in covering lobbying groups and political influence in Washington.Rate this translation:
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