Israel Lobby Is Spending Millions to Defeat Progressive Democrats in Primaries

Pro-Israel lobby groups have spent “shocking” amounts of money to change the course of multiple Democratic congressional primaries over the past year alone, reports our guest Peter Beinart. The latest is in Maryland, where former Congressmember Donna Edwards is being outspent sevenfold by corporate attorney Glenn Ivey in her bid to win back her old seat in the state’s 4th Congressional District. Beinart, editor-at-large Jewish Currents“The” AIPACWhile PACs that are led by Palestinians may pretend to be supporting local issues in their attack ads, they are really designed to eliminate candidates who support Palestinian rights.

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