Amir Tsarfati: Daniel Biss, a Jew born to an Israeli mother and grandson of Holocaust survivor grandparents, won la...

Daniel Biss, a Jew born to an Israeli mother and grandson of Holocaust survivor grandparents, won last night in the election for Illinois's 9th district in the House of Representatives, a district that has been under Democratic control since 1949. He defeated journalist Kat Abu-Azzeh, the daughter of a Palestinian father. The interesting story does not end here, as Biss himself is a sharp critic of the Israeli government's policy and the war in Gaza, and he managed to win despite AIPAC lobbying running a high-profile campaign against him and investing a lot of money to have another candidate from their side defeat him.