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Illinois Democrat Robert Peters pivots from AIPAC outreach to anti-Israel crusade 

JL;DR SUMMARY Illinois State Senator Robert Peters, running in a Democratic primary for a Chicago-area House seat, has shifted from previous private engagement with AIPAC to making anti-AIPAC messaging central to his campaign. 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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U.S. Israel RelationsForeign AidProgressive PoliticsDemocratic PrimaryAnti IsraelAipacPro IsraelIllinois PoliticsBlock The Bombs ActRobert Peters

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"crowded Democratic primary for a safely blue Chicago-area House seat"
Illinois, United States
"progressive House candidates in Illinois to decry AIPACs recently reported political engagement"
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston who is hoping to succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)"

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