Britain's “Financial Times” reported on the 2nd that the US-Israel Public Affairs Commission is meddling in many fiercely contested primaries in the US midterm elections. Decades earlier, if endorsed by the nation's most influential pro-Israel lobbying organization, it could greatly increase a politician's chances of winning the election. But now American voters' dislike of the organization may turn its endorsement into a “kiss of death.” The report said that as more and more Americans condemn Israel's military actions in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Lebanon, the US-Israel Public Affairs Committee is becoming a difficult problem shared by the left and right wing of the United States. Some people think it symbolizes the “evil influence” of special interest groups on US politics, while others identify it as a “foreign agent” that defends the Israeli government's tough policies and has too much influence on America's Middle East policy.

Britain's “Financial Times” reported on the 2nd that the US-Israel Public Affairs Commission is meddling in many fiercely contested primaries in the US midterm elections. Decades earlier, if endorsed by the nation's most influential pro-Israel lobbying organization, it could greatly increase a politician's chances of winning the election. But now American voters' dislike of the organization may turn its endorsement into a “kiss of death.” The report said that as more and more Americans condemn Israel's military actions in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Lebanon, the US-Israel Public Affairs Committee is becoming a difficult problem shared by the left and right wing of the United States. Some people think it symbolizes the “evil influence” of special interest groups on US politics, while others identify it as a “foreign agent” that defends the Israeli government's tough policies and has too much influence on America's Middle East policy.