With political endorsements and funding by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) having been turned into the kiss of death, AIPAC announced that they will try to pursue their goals by going underground. The Jewish Insider reported that AIPAC leadership sent a letter to the organization’s members: “Endorsements, direct PAC contributions, and earmarking will no longer be part of our approach so we can expand individual giving and utilize new tools to help our friends win.”

AIPAC’s name-brand has turned sour as the mass killings of women and children in Gaza has proven too unpalatable to be excused away. In 2026, AIPAC targeting of a candidate as unfavorable to Israel or as anti-Semitic has blown up in their faces.

AIPAC’s leaders, including President Bernie Kaminetsky, Board Chair Michael Tuchin, President-Elect Yehuda Neuberger, and CEO Elliot Brandt, admitted that this year’s election cycle has been “one of the most challenging environments in recent memory” and that the “challenges we are confronting will continue to grow in the years ahead, and the 2028 cycle will demand an even stronger commitment by our activists to pro-Israel politics.” However: “To win the fight for the future of the country and the U.S.-Israel alliance, we must build a more strategic, consequential, and nimble political operation.” Hence, our “staff and local leaders will continue working” on fundraising campaigns and efforts, and the group will also still suggest candidates for our members to financially support, though individually.

“Congratulations to everyone who made AIPAC a liability!” were issued by independent Presidential candidate Diane Sare.