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Al-Monitor reported that the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is on the defensive after last week's US midterm elections, which saw wins by openly Israel-skeptic candidates. The report said favourable US opinion of Israel has fallen over civilian deaths in Gaza and the costly Iran war, turning AIPAC's support from an asset into a liability in many races. AIPAC was once a US political juggernaut whose backing candidates of all stripes sought.