<p>‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability’</p><p>When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most prominent pro-Israel lobby group in the US, announced on Wednesday that it would stop endorsing candidates or make direct contributions to them, its many critics were quick to <a href="https://x.com/_waleedshahid/status/2113004469046632477?s=20">hail</a> the development as Aipac’s admission of <a href="https://x.com/JeremyBenAmi/status/2113023818704859147?s=20">how</a> <a href="https://x.com/tparsi/status/2113228824557023272?s=46&amp;t=XL3hLKk6NHntmhCc79r-NA">toxic</a> its brand had become.</p><p>The announcement marked a significant reversal that underscored just how profoundly US public opinion of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel">Israel</a> has shifted over the latest war in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</a>, and how political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/01/ritchie-torres-democrats-israel">a liability</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/aipac-politics-endorsements-israel">Continue reading...</a>