Cori Bush warns pro-Israel lobby ‘to be afraid’ after primary loss

Member of progressive Squad' says her loss has freed her to openly challenge Aipac

Representative Cori Bush has warned the pro-Israel lobby to be afraid" after it poured millions of dollars into defeating the prominent member of the Squad" of progressive Democrats in Tuesday's primary election in St Louis.

Bush said her loss to St Louis county prosecutor Wesley Bell after the hardline American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) targeted her for opposition to Israel's attack on Gaza had freed her to openly challenge the powerful pressure group, which has vowed to spend $100m to influence US elections this year in favour of Israel.