Current sectionU.S. NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeParticipants in a large pro-Palestinian protest against Israel's war in Gaza in Manhattan holding signage reading "Dump AIPAC" and "AIPAC funds genocide" in February 2024. Credit: John Lamparski/NurPhoto/ReutersAmerican Priorities, a progressive super PAC formed earlier this year, is the most significant attempt yet to rival AIPAC's spending power. Three New York races offer the most hyper-focused tests of how effective it can beBen SamuelsWashington08:04 PM • June 16 2026 IDTWASHINGTON – Next week's congressional primaries in three districts across New York City present a rare opportunity for the Democratic Party's progressive flank: to elevate the national profile of up-and-coming politicians whose opposition to U.S. support for Israel is foundational to their worldview.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Midterm Elections 2026Israel - U.S.Democratic PartyDemocratsAIPACCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz's Amir Tibon Wins Major Jewish Literature Prize for October 7 MemoirHow pro-Palestinian Groups Are Using AIPAC's Playbook in New York and BeyondForeign Ministry Rejects Smotrich's Claim He Axed 1997 Hebron Accord With PAIsrael Armed Settlers With Thousands of Guns. Now It Can't Control ThemBen and Jerry's Israel Has a New Zionist Ice Cream Flavor: Milk and HoneyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel Ties