Pro-Israel groups denounced after pouring funds into primary race
by Chris McGreal from US news | The Guardian on (#624VD)
Groups accused of using Republican mega-donors to hijack Democratic primaries following the defeat of Jewish congressman
Hawkish pro-Israel lobby groups have been accused of using Republican mega-donors to hijack Democratic primaries following the alarming" defeat of a prominent Jewish congressman because he criticised Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) spent more than $4m to defeat Andy Levin in Tuesday's Democratic primary for a congressional seat in north-western Detroit.
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