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By Al Jazeera
Aug 8, 2024

Cori Bush loses Democratic primary after huge campaign by pro-Israel groups

Two-term representative defeated in a race that saw pro-Israel campaign contributions help to topple a member of US Congress’s left-wing ‘Squad’.

United States Representative Cori Bush, a fierce critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, has lost her Democratic congressional primary, in a race that saw a massive influx of money from pro-Israel groups to defeat a member of Congress’s left-wing “Squad”.

Bush, a Congresswoman from Missouri, lost Tuesday’s primary to St Louis prosecutor Wesley Bell, who won about 51.2 percent of the vote to her 45.6 percent.

“We will stand up for what is right, no matter the cost,” Bush said on Tuesday night in a defiant concession speech posted to social media.

“I just hope he [Bell] actually takes time to learn about our Palestinian, our Arab and Muslim community.”