New York City Comptroller Brad Lander doesn’t want the support of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is commonly blasted by progressives, in his race against Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY).

Spurning AIPAC, a major pro-Israel donor to Goldman, would once have been considered a bad move in a congressional district with one of the largest proportions of Jewish constituents. But New York’s 10th Congressional District moved to the left in the mayoral election, leaving an opening for Lander.