(Jewish Group) Progressive NC Democrats withdraw endorsement over candidate's AIPAC-affiliated donor

[Behind the Aegis]

Progressive Democrats in North Carolina withdrew their endorsement of a frontrunner in a U.S. House race last week because she received contributions from donors associated with the American Israel Political Action Committee.

“No American candidate should be accepting funds from an organization that provides financial support for those seeking to destroy our democracy,” said Ryan Jenkins, chairman of the Progressive Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party, in a statement this week.

AIPAC, which launched its first-ever political action committee in December, last month endorsed its first slate of candidates, including 37 Republicans who refused to affirm President Joe Biden’s election.

Jenkins also told the Raleigh News and Observer that AIPAC’s “track record of Palestinian human rights is even more abhorrent to us” than its endorsements.

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