Citing 'challenges,' AIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions to candidates

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/5568x3712!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2Fe6%2F985cf07241b6ae9eb89ad92cd0a6%2Fgettyimages-1731538579.jpg' alt='In this file photo from 2023, U.S. and Israeli flags fill a field in Boston, Massachusetts.'/><p>The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.</p><p>(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6011531' />