BREAKING: He Lost to AIPAC… Now He ENDORSED The MOST Pro-Palestinian Candidate

After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Malinowski endorses rival who accuses Israel of genocide. Former New Jersey congressman throws support behind Analilia Mejia; pro-Israel lobby group has brushed off criticism that its attack ads inadvertently contributed to progressive candidate’s win. After Tom Malinowski narrowly lost a primary in which AIPAC spent $2.3 million against him, critics said AIPAC’s plan backfired as it had inadvertently boosted a candidate farther from its pro-Israel agenda.

Now, Malinowski has thrown his support behind that victor, the Bernie Sanders-backed progressive Analilia Mejia.

“A couple of months ago, Analilia and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination,” Malinowski said in a video posted on Thursday afternoon. “Together, we are here united as Democrats in common cause.”

The video, which featured a friendly Malinowski and Mejia seated next to each other, was released ahead of her special election next week, and emphasized the need for Democrats to “take back the House.” Neither politician mentioned Israel or AIPAC in the video, though both had slammed the lobbying group following their tight primary race.

After Mejia’s victory in February, AIPAC brushed off criticism that its attack ads against Malinowski — who describes himself as “pro-Israel” but crossed the group’s red line of supporting conditions on military aid — inadvertently contributed to Mejia’s win. Mejia has been harsher in her criticism of Israel and, unlike Malinowski, refers to its war in Gaza as a “genocide.”

topics: AIPAC, tom malinowski, malinowski, israel, iron dome, analilia mejia, mejia, new jersey, nj 11, nj, midterms, elections, j street

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