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AIPAC is targeting candidates who want to condition aid to Israel. Who has crossed its red line?

JL;DR SUMMARY The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its affiliated PACs are increasingly targeting U.S. politicians who advocate conditioning aid to Israel on changes in Israeli behavior. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictDemocratic PartyBernie SandersAipacMilitary AidU.S. Aid To IsraelPro Israel LobbyNew Jersey ElectionsTom MalinowskiRezoning U.S. Israel Relations

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New Jersey, United States
"The flood of recent spending by a PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee against a Democratic congressional candidate in New Jersey had many observers scratching their heads"
Washington, United States
"The Democrat from Washington state wrote last summer that the United States should stop the sale of some offensive weapons systems to Israel"
Illinois, United States
"Illinois Rep. Jonathan Jackson is also among the vanishingly few Democrats to say publicly that they would still accept contributions from AIPAC."
Oregon, United States
"Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter was endorsed by AIPAC and benefited from more than $2 million in UDP spending last election."
California, United States
"including California Rep. Mark Takano, who traveled on an AIPAC-affiliated trip to Israel and the West Bank in 2013"
Texas, United States
"Sylvia Garcia in Texas and Steven Horsford in Nevada."
Florida, United States
"Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost voted yes on Block the Bombs, three years after writing in a position paper"
Minnesota, United States
"Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota; and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, who called himself ardently pro-Israel last year."
Georgia, United States
"Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish, voted to block certain weapons sales last July, as well as in November 2024."
North Carolina, United States
"One of those candidates North Carolina Rep. Valerie Foushee eked out a primary win last week by less than 1% of the vote."
Massachusetts, United States
"Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton has gone a step further, saying he would return his approximately $35,000 in donations from AIPAC."
New York, United States
"Other Democrats, such as New York Rep. Dan Goldman, have sworn off corporate PAC money altogether, including from AIPAC-affiliated PACs"

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