Bill de Blasio says he no longer supports AIPAC, claiming organization changed in an 'unacceptable' way after contributing heavily to opponent of 'fellow progressive' House candidate Nina Turner in primary election in Cleveland.

In a virtual candidate forum last Wednesday, in a discussion about campaign spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, de Blasio was asked point blank if he supports the organization. “No, I don’t,” de Blasio said. 

De Blasio specifically mentioned progressive House candidate Nina Turner, who lost a primary election in Cleveland after AIPAC’s affiliated PAC and other pro-Israel political action committees contributed heavily to her opponent’s campaign. Turner had expressed solidarity with a Jewish group that accuses Israel of “apartheid” in its treatment of Palestinians.

As reported by Ynet
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