DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat

A Democratic National Committee member named Allison Minnerly is proposing a resolution to reject AIPAC's spending on Democratic primary races, citing the pro-Israel lobbying group's $22 million investment in Illinois primaries alone. The measure puts party leaders in a difficult position after AIPAC's super PAC has funneled tens of millions into Democratic contests to elect pro-Israel candidates, even as Democratic voters have grown more sympathetic to Palestinians. Minnerly's resolution is scheduled for discussion on the morning of April 9 at a DNC meeting in New Orleans, though she worries the timing will curtail meaningful debate. AIPAC is defending itself by hiring a new political director, while Democratic megadonor Michael Sacks accused critics of trying to "chase Jews" out of the party—a framing that mirrors similar tensions over a failed arms-embargo resolution Minnerly sponsored last year.