{
  "id": 16095921,
  "title": "Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/pro-israel-lobbying-group-aipac-ends-endorsements-direct-funding-to-16095921",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T19:36:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/pro-israel-lobbying-group-aipac-ends-endorsements-direct-funding-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac announces it will cease publicly endorsing political candidates and making direct financial contributions to them. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) stated on Wednesday in an email to supporters that it is adjusting its approach to better support politicians who fully support Israel, while becoming more strategic, consequential, and nimble. The group aims to prioritize increasing direct contributions from individual Americans to candidates and maximizing emerging political fundraising tools, rather than relying on endorsements, direct PAC contributions, and earmarking. This shift in strategy comes as US voter sentiment towards Israel grows increasingly antagonistic.",
  "summary": "Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates As US voter sentiment grows increasingly antagonistic towards Israel, the foremost pro-Israel lobbying group has now announced it will no longer publicly endorse political candidates nor make direct financial contributions to them. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) said on Wednesday in an email…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Aipac ends US candidate endorsements as backlash over Israel grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/aipac-ends-us-candidate-endorsements-as-backlash-over-israel-grows",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:43:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}