Democrats weaponize anti-AIPAC rhetoric, echoing historic antisemitic myths

The author claims that a segment of the Democratic Party has revived a medieval antisemitic trope, recasting Jews as a secret cabal that manipulates society, but now naming the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as the villain. Examples include Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and New York primary winner Darializa Avila Chevalier, who both deliver anti-AIPAC speeches without detailing the alleged threat. The article describes AIPAC as a transparent, grassroots lobbying group that advocates for U.S. aid to Israel and recently created a political action committee after competition from J Street.

Historical attempts by AIPAC to appease Democrats, such as an apology to President Obama, failed to halt the growing hostility. The narrative began roughly twenty years ago when critics falsely accused the “Israel lobby” of prompting the Iraq war, a claim that stuck with left-leaning voters. The piece suggests that this modern demonization mirrors the classic “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” myth and warns of its dangerous implications for political discourse.