Episode
Israel, AIPAC and Difficult Questions for Democrats
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- Deborah Lebree's podcast
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- Jul 29, 2026
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- 2483
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Summary
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group known as AIPAC, has spent a record amount of money in this year’s midterm elections to either oust or support candidates based on their support of Israel. Jonathan Mahler, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the new litmus test for the left at a time when the United States’ relationship with Israel is under scrutiny. Guest: Jonathan Mahler , a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine covering a wide range of topics, including politics, entertainment, education, media, the law and sports. Background reading: AIPAC wants Democrats to back Israel. Instead, they’re turning on the group . Photo: Cheriss May/Sipa, via Associated Press Images For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.