United States: more and more candidates are turning their backs on the pro-Israeli lobby AIPAC

A growing number of American politicians, whether progressive or conservative, are now choosing to refuse funds from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC. Most recently, Democratic MP Seth Moulton announced at the end of October that he would return the contributions received, denouncing the group’s proximity to the Netanyahu government. Other figures, like Zohran Mamdani, candidate for mayor of New York, or Graham Platner, running for Senate in Maine, have made the refusal of AIPAC money a marker of independence and probity. For them, it is about asserting a policy centered on American citizens and denouncing the violations committed in Gaza.

Some Republican elected officials, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz, also adopt this position in the name of an “America First” line, believing that Washington must free itself from all foreign influence. While American public opinion expresses growing support for the Palestinian cause, AIPAC, long essential in electoral campaigns, sees its image deteriorate and its influence crumble.

AIPAC, once essential for financing a campaign, is now becoming a political burden. Its influence, long considered untouchable in Washington, seems to be wavering in the face of American public opinion increasingly sensitive to the Palestinian cause.