Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a candidate for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, launched a TV ad this week hitting her opponent for receiving  support from pro-Israel donors.

The ad claims Maura Sullivan, a military veteran, has taken $300,000 in donations “bundled from AIPAC donors,” in addition to support from Jeff Bezos and a contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The attacks come even as Sullivan has shifted left on Israel policy issues during the campaign.

“Let’s show them New Hampshire’s not for sale,” the ad declares.

The donations referenced in the ad appear to be from individual donors who have previously contributed to AIPAC, referencing a story in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Despite the claims, AIPAC itself has made no endorsement and has not been directly involved in the race — although the grassroots pro-Israel group NORPAC did hold a fundraiser for Sullivan earlier this year.

“Maura has not received any money from AIPAC and would not accept its endorsement if offered,” Emmett Avery, a spokesperson for Sullivan, told HuffPost. Avery also said that Sullivan wants to see a “full reevaluation of the U.S.-Israel security relationship” and that the U.S. can no longer provide a “blank check for offensive weapons.”

Though Sullivan has outraised Shaheen $3.3 million to $2.2 million, limited public polling of the race had put Shaheen ahead until this week. The most recent poll, from St. Anselm College conducted, had the two at a statistical tie, with Sullivan at 26% and Shaheen at 24%. The survey suggests Sullivan is gaining ground — the same poll put Shaheen seven points ahead, 22-15%, in late June, with nearly 50% of voters remained undecided.

The stance expressed by Sullivan’s spokesperson is a shift from her position in an interview with Jewish Insider in 2025, when Sullivan said she would not support efforts to cut off U.S. aid to Israel, and emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship even as she criticized the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Shaheen has said she would have supported an amendment led by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to cut off $3.3 billion in U.S. aid to Israel in 2027 and her campaign has repeatedly hit Sullivan over alleged ties to AIPAC.

Emma Greenberg, a spokesperson for Shaheen’s campaign, accused Sullivan of being “beholden” to AIPAC and said that Shaeen “supported the Massie amendment to stop sending endless weapons to Netanyahu because she knows change is critical.”

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers including Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) criticized the Israeli government on Thursday for carrying out a new round of strikes in Syria, which reportedly killed eight Syrian soldiers.

The statement is one of the most public signs yet of friction between U.S. lawmakers, including some staunch supporters of Israel, and the Israeli government over Israel’s approach to the new Syrian government, which has included repeated rounds of strikes on Syrian targets even amid diplomatic engagements. Many U.S. lawmakers, meanwhile, are urging a more optimistic approach.

“We just returned from Syria, where we heard directly from interim President [Ahmad] Al Sharaa, cabinet ministers and Syrians from across ethnic and religious communities,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement on Wednesday. “The message was clear: Syria needs a chance to succeed and move past the violence and strife that consumed the country for over 14 years. Last night’s destabilizing strikes on Syria by Israel make that goal more difficult to achieve.”

The lawmakers praised the Trump administration for lifting sanctions on Syria and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack for brokering a meeting between the Syrian and Israeli governments. They argued that there is a real but shrinking window for true Syrian-Israeli peace, and said Israel must step up.

“The Syrians are prepared to move forward with Israel to advance peace. It is unclear how long the door to this opportunity will remain open. We call on Israel to seize the moment and immediately cease hostilities so the progress made by Syrians and Special Envoy Barrack can continue,” the lawmakers continued. “A stable and secure Syria is the only path toward freedom from Iran’s reach and containment of the ISIS threat.”

The criticisms are similar to frustrations expressed privately by some Republican senators to Jewish Insider earlier this summer following Israeli strikes targeting the Syrian defense ministry and presidential palace in response to atrocities against Syrian Druze in Sweida.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told JI in July that Israel’s “security concerns in Syria are legitimate. They’re very important to me, but I also want to help the president with his efforts to integrate the country. So there’s some tension, and I hope we can clear it up.”

He said it would be critical to determine the extent to which the Syrian army has been involved in the atrocities against the Druze and how much control the Syrian government exerts over its coalition and allies. He said that if the Syrian military or government were involved, sanctions should be reinstated.