Can Grassroots Candidates Beat AIPAC’s Millions?
March 16, 2026
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as posted by the channel“[AIPAC is] literally going every route possible to make sure that they can buy this election… This is one of the most working class districts we have in the state and at the same time, billionaires at AIPAC are literally trying to buy the seat."
In this ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ panel, Mehdi Hasan sits down with three pro-Palestinian candidates from the Chicago area, as they pull back the curtain on AIPAC affiliates and donors who have spent over $13 million in pushing their preferred candidates in congressional primaries in Illinois.
The panel includes former Zeteo contributor and journalist Kat Abughazaleh, tech entrepreneur Junaid Ahmed and State Senator Robert Peters. In the panel, they discuss the pro-Israeli lobby’s influence on elections, US-Israeli war in Iran, recent controversies, regrets and military aid to Israel.
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