Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate primary in a historic progressive victory, defeating heavy corporate spending and establishment opposition in a key swing state.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won Michigan's Democratic US Senate primary with 48.48% of the vote, defeating moderate US Representative Haley Stevens despite a record $32 million spending campaign by AIPAC supporting his rival.
El Comité Americano Israelí de Asuntos Públicos (Aipac) ha gastado 67 millones de dólares en el actual ciclo electoral de EE.UU., duplicando su inversión para frenar las divisiones en el Partido Demócrata respecto a Israel y apoyar a candidatos proisraelíes.
The Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is dominated by record spending from pro-Israel groups like AIPAC, exceeding $60M. El-Sayed, critical of Israeli policies, faces a significant financial challenge, highlighting the influence of dark money in US elections and potentially impacting the Democratic Party's stance on Israel.
Michigan's Arab American community, deeply affected by events in Lebanon and Palestine, is rallying behind Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic Senate primary. El-Sayed, who denounces US support for Israel, faces significant spending from pro-Israel groups like AIPAC, highlighting a growing rift within the Democratic Party.
New York Belediye Başkanı Zohran Mamdani, AIPAC'i İsrail'in Gazze'deki politikalarını desteklemekle suçladı ve "canavar" benzetmesi nedeniyle gelen eleştirilere yanıt verdi. Mamdani, AIPAC'in bölgedeki halkın güvenliğini tehdit ettiğini belirtti.
A Guardian analysis reveals dozens of US Congress members and staffers took lavish, Aipac-funded trips to Israel since Oct 7, 2023, despite declining US public support for Israel's policies. The trips, costing over $4.2m, featured one-sided briefings and visits to settlements.
DAWN'ın verilerine göre, AIPAC'ın 3 binden fazla eski ve mevcut çalışanının LinkedIn profilleri incelendi. En az 66 eski AIPAC çalışanı ABD federal kurumlarında, 7'si ise İsrail devlet kurumlarında görev yapıyor.
