AIPAC, Israel’s largest U.S. lobbying group, made this race the most expensive House primary in history.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks during a campaign event at Hartley Park on June 24, 2024, in Mount Vernon, New York.Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary on Tuesday after Israel’s largest U.S. lobbying group made his race the most expensive House primary in history, pouring nearly $15 million to oust one of the few progressive critics of Israel in Congress as the country carries out a horrific genocidal assault in Gaza.in his concession speech. “We should be outraged.
Further, it was not just a race about pro- or anti-Zionist ideologies, but also about moneyed interests hacking away at theBowman in his race despite their supposed vow to support Democratic incumbents — a vow that only seems to be invoked when it’s, as it was when Bowman was first elected in 2020, when he primaried a centrist democrat to become the first Black person to represent his district.
Advocates for Palestinian rights called for Democrats to recognize the vast power that AIPAC has over politics and reject their influence. “The progressive policies that Congressman Bowman is fighting for, including unapologetic support for Palestinian rights, are so popular that AIPAC and other corporate Super PACs had to spend more money than has ever been spent in a Congressional primary in order to win,” said Jewish Voice for Peace Action Political Director Beth Miller in a statement. “It is long past time for the Democratic party leadership to catch up to its base and reject AIPAC.
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