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July 27, 2022
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Jeremy Ben-Ami
AIPAC’s Aggressive Spending Is Bad for the Democratic Party—and Democracy Itself
This election cycle will go down as the one in which the right-wing Israel lobby did something it always swore it would never do: make Israel a partisan political football.
April 19, 2022
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Daniel Strauss
This Michigan Democratic Primary Is AIPAC Versus J Street
Two incumbent Democrats facing off in a new district—and debating Tuesday night—have dramatically different views on Israel.
March 7, 2019
David Dayen
Ilhan Omar’s Victory for Political Sanity
The freshman congresswoman was right: The pro-Israel lobby uses financial muscle to influence Congress. That shouldn't be a controversial statement.
March 6, 2019
Ben Ehrenreich
The Shameful Campaign to Silence Ilhan Omar
The Minnesota congresswoman did not accuse Jews of dual loyalty. She accused politicians of extreme pro-Israel prejudice. And she's right.
February 15, 2019
Ben Ehrenreich
This Is What the Beginning of a Real Israel Debate Looks Like
Before Ilhan Omar came to the national stage, Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer tried to discuss pro-Israel lobbying. They were shouted down.
March 5, 2018
Eric Cortellessa
Netanyahu’s Bid to Save Himself Once More
The Israeli prime minister's visit to the U.S. comes as he faces the greatest threat yet to his long reign.
March 25, 2016
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Donald Trump Loves Jewish Babies
In a recent speech to AIPAC, Trump pandered to "Jewish peoplehood anxieties."
March 24, 2016
Mitchell Plitnick
How Donald Trump Exposed AIPAC
The rapturous reception for the Republican frontrunner revealed the gap between AIPAC and the majority of American Jews.
March 4, 2014
John B. Judis
AIPAC Knows It Has an Image Problem—But Hesitates to Offer a Solution
A lobby at a crossroads
March 3, 2014
Marc Tracy
As Netanyahu Comes to Town, Here’s What Obama Has To Say About Him
May 31, 2011
Jonathan Chait
The Not Very Scary Israel Lobby
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