Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, center, is appearing in a virtual media event alongside Reps. Ilhan Omar and Jamaal Bowman.
Monday night's event is part of "a strategic effort to shore up defenses against well-funded corporate lobbyists," specifically naming the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) – an organization that works along bipartisan lines to promote the traditional U.S.-Israel relationship.
AIPAC has been in the crosshairs of progressive lawmakers in recent months, particularly as it has ratcheted up criticism of those lawmakers for not supporting Israel's response to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Israel's ensuing ground invasion and airstrikes in Gaza have served to bring long-simmering fractures within the Democratic Party to the surface, with a growing number of young leftists in Congress calling for a harsher stance against Israel, including conditioning military aid on its treatment of civilians in Gaza.
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Our Revolution is backing candidates who, among other things, have called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. But Republicans and more moderate Democrats warn that a permanent cease-fire will only help Hamas, and could endanger the lives of dozens of Israeli hostages still being held by anti-Israel terrorists since October.
Our Revolution has been critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo)
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Asked for a response to the Monday event, AIPAC told Fox News Digital, "We are proud to engage in the democratic process to help elect pro-Israel candidates, and we will not be deterred by an extremist, anti-Israel fringe. We believe that it is entirely consistent with progressive values to stand with the Jewish state as it confronts aggression from Iran and its terrorist proxies."
A spokesperson for the group also told Fox News Digital that AIPAC is "the largest PAC contributor" to Democratic candidates.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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