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 formatSubscribeCredit: Ringo Chiu / ShutterstockRep. Haley Stevens is running on a pro-Israel platform that used to be the Democratic mainstream. Now, support from AIPAC has become a liability in her race against Abdul El-Sayed.Etan Nechin 08:01 PM • July 29 2026 IDTFour years ago, Haley Stevens thanked AIPAC after it helped propel her to victory over Rep. Andy Levin in the Democratic primary.Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesSaudi ArabiaWest BankBen-GvirIranElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFour Years After AIPAC Boosted Haley Stevens, She Can't Escape ItLiberal Democracy, Workers' Rights Remain Off Israeli Matriculation ExamsTrump Says U.S. Will Hit Iran 'Hard' After Attack on Jordan U.S. BaseIsraeli Official: Trump Undecided on Iran, U.S. Has Final SayNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationIran Strikes on CIA Facilities Prompt Questions About Possible Russian Role
Four years after AIPAC boosted Haley Stevens, she can't escape it
Rep. Haley Stevens is running on a pro-Israel platform that used to be the Democratic mainstream. Now, support from AIPAC has become a liability in her race against Abdul El-Sayed.












