Rep. Summer Lee easily won Pennsylvania’s 12th district primary. Israel lobby groups stayed out of the race as support for Palestine surges among Democratic voters.
On the campaign trail John Fetterman positioned himself as a staunch supporter of Israel. Can activists push him on the issue?
After failing to oust her in the primaries, AIPAC fell to Summer Lee in the PA-12 general election as well. “They are losing a generational battle here,” says Justice Democrats’ Waleed Shahid.
Two Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania this week were particularly instructive for advocates of Palestinian freedom and rights but carried very different lessons.
A recent poll showed Summer Lee up by 25 points in Pennsylvania’s 12th District Democratic primary, but that lead quickly shrank as Israel lobby groups pumped more than $3 million into the race.
Anti-BDS politicians want to boycott, divest, and sanction Russia over the Ukraine invasion.