Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel
‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability’ When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most…
The Guardian reports: ‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability’ When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most prominent pro-Israel lobby group in the US, announced on Wednesday that it would stop endorsing candidates or make direct contributions to them, its many critics were quick to hail the development as Aipac’s admission of how toxic its brand had become.
This politics story centres on Israel. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include the American Israel Public, Affairs Committee and Aipac.
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