Israel Lobby Targeted Key Democrats in 2022 Midterm Elections

The Israel Lobby pumped unprecedented millions into the November 2022 midterm congressional election cycle, with most of it concentrated on Democratic Party races. Zionist political action committees (PACs) targeted for defeat a select group of candidates deemed pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel or insuf...

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Published in:The Washington report on Middle East affairs 2023-01, Vol.42 (1), p.18-19
Main Author: Hixson, Walter L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Brown, Shontel
Candidates
Congressional elections
Election results
Electioneering
Elections
Firearm laws & regulations
Jeffries, Hakeem S
Lobbying
Lobbyists
Palestinian Territories
Political action committees
Political aspects
Political campaigns
Political parties
Presidential elections
Primaries & caucuses
Schumer, Charles E
Stevens, Haley
Zionism
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Summary:The Israel Lobby pumped unprecedented millions into the November 2022 midterm congressional election cycle, with most of it concentrated on Democratic Party races. Zionist political action committees (PACs) targeted for defeat a select group of candidates deemed pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel or insufficiently pro-Israel. According to an in-depth analysis by Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), the Israel lobby injected more than $70 million into the 2022 races, far exceeding contributions in any previous election, including the 2020 presidential canvass. The Democratic Majority for Israel Super PAC, founded in 2019 by right-wing pro-Israel groups, is touted as an advocacy group that supports pro-Israel policies among the U.S. Democratic Party's political leaders. It was created after AIPAC affiliated too closely with the Republican right during the Obama and Trump administrations, opening a schism among Israel's supporters in Congress.
ISSN:8755-4917
2163-2782