https://video.mondoweiss.net/videos/watch/402c7601-f00a-46e5-9990-5719606ff110 AIPAC just had its most expensive night in House history, and the results tell you everything about where Israel stands in American politics. In Philadelphia, Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary in the bluest district in the country, running on a full arms embargo, the right of return for Palestinian refugees, and the release of all Palestinian political prisoners. He beat the AIPAC-backed candidate and the Democratic Party machine candidate by tens of thousands of votes. The Washington Post ran the headline: “AIPAC can tank a candidate even when it spends nothing.” Meanwhile, in Kentucky, AIPAC dropped $9 million, and the broader Israel lobby spent nearly $16 million, the most expensive House race in U.S. history, just to oust one Republican Congress member, Thomas Massie. Massie made the race a referendum on whether Israel can buy a seat in Congress. He joked in his concession speech that he tried to call his opponent but didn’t know where to reach him in Tel Aviv. Adam Horowitz and Michael Arria break down what these two races tell us about AIPAC’s collapsing influence, the generational split inside both parties on Israel, and why pro-Palestine candidates are no longer a fringe bet but a winning strategy. Subscribe to Mondoweiss for journalism corporate media won’t touch. Sign up for The Shift newsletter: https://subscribe.mondoweiss.net/the-shift Chapters: 0:00 Chris Rabb just won the bluest district in America 8:30 How AIPAC’s shell PAC strategy backfired in Philly 21:42 The $16 million Kentucky race that exposed AIPAC’s weakness 30:09 The generational split coming for the GOP next Tue, 26 May 2026 23:21:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.mondoweiss.net https://video.mondoweiss.net/lazy-static/avatars/4bffd0e0-aecd-4e5a-aaa5-dabd76c1b9e2.png https://video.mondoweiss.net/videos/watch/402c7601-f00a-46e5-9990-5719606ff110 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.mondoweiss.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.