Influential Israel lobby group ends direct funding to US midterm candidates amid Gaza backlash

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (or AIPAC), a major pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States, has changed tactics ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, announcing that it will cease direct endorsements and donations to candidates. AIPAC’s decision comes following a decline in public support for Israel in the US over its genocide of besieged Palestinians in Gaza.