John,

In March, we have the chance to stop AIPAC and its far-right, billionaire-backed network from buying another seat in Congress.

Junaid Ahmed is our eighth 2026 Democratic primary endorsement and the working-class progressive running for Illinois’ 8th congressional district.

His top primary opponent is a former corporate-backed congressmember and AIPAC ally who previously received over $236,000 from the Israel lobby, according to Open Secrets:

And she’s already raked in more than $58,000 from them this time around:

Junaid isn’t taking money from corporate PACs or AIPAC, and their threats won’t stop him from standing up against the Israeli government in Washington.

He’s spent his entire adult life advocating for Palestinian rights and freedom, and firmly believes in:

• An immediate (actual) ceasefire with full humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza
• An arms embargo to end all US funding to the Israeli military
• Supporting the self-determination and statehood for the Palestinian people
• An end to the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza

We can bet the Israeli lobby will dump even more into this competitive primary race to try and stop Junaid, which is why we’re counting on your support today.

Please split a grassroots donation of any amount to Justice Democrats and Junaid’s campaign to help us defeat an AIPAC stooge and send a champion for peace and justice to build our bloc in Congress!

Contribute $5

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats