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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Pro-Israel Republican Senate Candidate Asks AIPAC Not to Support Him Publicly

Mike Rogers, a pro-Israel Republican Senate candidate in Michigan, asked AIPAC not to publicly support him, fearing it would boost his pro-Palestinian opponent Abdul El-Sayed. AIPAC shelved a planned attack ad against El-Sayed, but tensions rose as the lobby insisted on a visible role in the race.

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What happened

  1. 01Pro-Israel Republican Mike Rogers asked AIPAC not to publicly back his Senate campaign.
  2. 02Rogers fears AIPAC's support would strengthen his pro-Palestinian opponent Abdul El-Sayed.
  3. 03AIPAC shelved a video attack ad against El-Sayed after Rogers' request.
  4. 04Rogers' team proposed indirect support methods, which AIPAC rejected.
  5. 05Tensions led to stalled talks and mediation efforts by Jewish Republican donors.
  6. 06AIPAC's influence is waning amid Democratic Party divisions over Israel.

Negotiations are ongoing amid AIPAC's declining influence in U.S. politics.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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