MEET THE FAR-LEFT INSURGENTS WAGING WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT IN 2026 MIDTERMS<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., arrives for a leadership election meeting with the Democratic caucus in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 30, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Clark is running for the No. 2 position in House Democratic leadership aft4er the departure of Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., from the leadership group. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n She ran against former city councilor, educator and union organizer Paz and 27-year-old Harvard Law School researcher and union organizer Samman.<\/p>\n Clark fended off two left-wing challengers who sought to make Gaza and pro-Israel political money central issues in the safely blue Boston-area primary.<\/p>\n Her fundraising operation dwarfed both challengers, raising $4.5 million, while Paz raised $88,500 and Samman brought in $43,800, according to FEC filings.<\/p>\n PELOSI-BACKED DEMOCRAT LOSES AFTER $10M FLOOD OF CRYPTO, PRO-ISRAEL MONEY<\/a><\/p>\n House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, joined at center-left by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House minority whip, rallies Democrats against the Republican budget plan on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington Feb. 25. (AP\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n While AIPAC<\/a>, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, endorsed Clark and has contributed to her campaign in the past, she has taken a critical stance toward the Israeli government\u2019s handling of the war in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n AIPAC is an influential pro-Israel lobbying group that has been criticized for advocating for U.S. military aid to Israel amid the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n Last year, Clark used the word “genocide” at a district event before clarifying that she was not accusing Israel of genocide. Then, in July, she voted to cut $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government had failed to meet U.S. interests and values.<\/p>\n Clark has continued to support Israel as a sovereign Jewish state and backed U.S. assistance for some Israeli defensive systems but is critical of Netanyahu.<\/p>\n TOP HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS ANTI-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS\u2019 THREATS KEPT HIM FROM TOWN HALLS FOR A YEAR<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on protecting women’s reproductive health care July 28, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib, File)<\/p>\n Samman and Paz have argued that while Clark has increasingly criticized Israel\u2019s conduct in Gaza, she has yet to renounce the AIPAC money<\/a> she has accepted.<\/p>\n![\"Rep.](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-1245238499-e1670175748740.jpg\")
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