Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and AIPAC traded attacks after the pro-Israel group signaled it could work against Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in November, potentially benefiting Republican candidate Mike Rogers.

The dispute began after AIPAC celebrated 30 pro-Israel candidates who won primaries in five states and said more than 215 of its endorsed candidates had advanced to the general election. Referring to Michigan, the group said: “Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November.”

Axios reporter Andrew Solender described the statement as a signal that AIPAC planned to spend in support of Rogers. AIPAC did not formally announce an endorsement or specify planned spending, but its language suggested it could intervene against El-Sayed after heavily backing his Democratic primary opponent, Haley Stevens.

Ocasio-Cortez responded sharply on X. “I appreciate AIPAC proving it doesn’t belong in the Dem Party and especially our primaries,” she wrote. “From endorsing Jan 6th members to ensuring Congress remains in the hands of a 34-count felon, AIPAC is an org committed to undermining democracy at home and abroad. See you in November.”

AIPAC then accused Ocasio-Cortez of demonizing pro-Israel Americans and argued that its nearly seven million members include both Democrats and Republicans. The organization said it would continue supporting candidates who back a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and opposing what it called anti-Israel detractors. The clash comes after AIPAC and allied groups spent heavily to defeat El-Sayed in the Democratic primary, only for him to narrowly win the nomination for one of the country’s most closely watched Senate seats.