Conspicuous by his absence: who's not getting money from pro-Israel PACs

Monitoring the contributions of pro-Israel political action committees (PAC) to House and Senate candidates is critical to identifying which members of Congress may be working to protect the interests of a foreign country, rather than of their own constituents. Particularly in open seat races, however, where there is no incumbent, it can be equally important to identify the good guys and gals who are not receiving pro-Israel contributions. A case in point: South Dakota, where Democrat Rick Weiland, a former congressional aide and regional director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is running a populist campaign against former Gov Mike Rounds for the seat being vacated by Sen Tim Johnson. Weiland, who is in the midst of a second visit to all of South Dakota's 311 towns, is campaigning against big money, and has received no pro-Israel PAC contributions-and little support from the national Democratic Party.