The millions battle for the Senate: AIPAC pulled out its checkbook - Bernie Sanders went to war

The race for the Senate in Michigan has become a financial and ideological battleground over Israel: AIPAC plans to spend up to nine million dollars against Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Bernie Sanders transferred one million dollars to his campaign and rallied progressive allies.

The race for the Senate in Michigan has turned into a financial and ideological battleground over Israel. According to a report in the New York Times, independent Senator Bernie Sanders was furious to discover that the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC plans to spend up to nine million dollars to block Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate who could become the first Muslim senator. Sanders transferred one million dollars to El-Sayed's campaign and rallied progressive allies, including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who contributed one million dollars. AIPAC supports Republican candidate Mike Rogers. Sanders and AIPAC exchanged blows on social media.