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More than 100 prominent Jewish Americans signed a statement released Wednesday condemning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's increasingly aggressive interventions in U.S. elections, particularly Democratic Party primaries in which the powerful lobbying group is spending big to unseat progressives.
's interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel, thereby ensuring the United States' continuing support for all that Israel does, regardless of its violence and illegality,' reads the new statement from Jewish Americans, which can be read in full below.
supported in the 2022 cycle won their races after the group's super PAC raised more than $30 million. In the current cycle, has also previously 'endorsed Republican extremists and dozens of Congress members who'd voted against certifying' President Joe Biden's 2020 victory over former President Donald Trump, the Jewish Americans noted in their new statement. 'In contrast to
and allied groups in U.S. elections, especially within Democratic Party primaries. We recognize the purpose of network raised millions from Trump donors and spent the money inside Democratic primaries against progressives, mostly candidates of color.
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