AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. Itβs Also Making Enemies. NYT - Home Page By: Jennifer MedinaοΌ Theodore SchleiferοΌ Ellen Gabler and Yair Rosenberg 2 October 2026 at 09:00 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the groupβs support. Β© Brian Snyder/ReutersPreparing for an AIPAC policy conference in Washington.