Adam Schiff, Jewish impeachment star with AIPAC backing, advances to Senate runoff to replace Dianne Feinstein

(JTA) — Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Jewish Democrat who has the backing of AIPAC,  advanced to the runoff for the U.S. Senate after Tuesday’s primary. 

But the Israel lobby scored a loss in a closely watched California House race where it had spent more than $4 million opposing the winning  candidate.

And protesters interrupted Schiff’s victory speech on Tuesday night with cries of “Free Palestine” and “Ceasefire now.”

Together, the results in California underscore the limits of pro-Israel campaign finance, which often gets outsize attention in…