@middleeasteye: The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, on Tuesday described remarks made by US Democratic representative Cori Bush about bringing down the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) as “inflammatory, divisive and incredibly unhelpful”. Bush vowed to “tear down” the pro-Israel lobbying group’s “kingdom” after she lost the primary in her re-election campaign in St Louis on Tuesday. Aipac was a top funder of Bush’s opponent, Wesley Bell, and Bush was lambasted for her outspoken criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza. Associated Press reported that the group’s super political action committee, United Democracy Project, spent $8.5m to oust her

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