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Illinois primary pits Jewish candidate with deep Israel ties against AIPAC spending

JL;DR SUMMARY Daniel Biss, the Jewish mayor of Evanston, Illinois, and a congressional candidate, finds himself embroiled in a contentious primary, facing nearly $6 million in attack ads from an AIPAC-aligned super PAC. 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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Democratic PrimaryAipacIsrael PolicyCongressJewish CandidateDaniel BissLaura FineKat AbughazalehIllinois PrimarySuper Pac Spending

Places mentioned

Evanston, Illinois, United States
"Daniel Biss, 48, finds himself in the unusual position of defending himself against nearly $6 million in spending from an AIPAC-aligned super PAC. His district includes Evanston and Chicagos North Shore suburbs,"
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"His district includes Evanston and Chicagos North Shore suburbs, with one of the largest Jewish populations in the Midwest and a history of Jewish representation."
Decatur, Illinois, United States
"His fathers parents fled Nazi-era Europe in the late 1930s, settling in Decatur, Illinois, where his grandfather established a medical practice."
Israel
"He visited Israel nearly every year from childhood through his early adulthood and speaks Hebrew, which he learned as a child from his mother."
New Jersey, United States
"Thats what happened in AIPACs first intervention in Democratic primaries this year, in a New Jersey special election for a House seat."

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