AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, according to an NPR report. NPR described the group as an influential political funder.

The Guardian reported that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which it called the most prominent pro-Israel lobby group in the US, announced on Wednesday that it would stop endorsing candidates or making direct contributions to them.

The Guardian wrote that support for Israel among political candidates has "increasingly become a liability." The report placed the change against a backdrop of US backlash against Israel.

According to The Guardian, many critics were quick to hail the development as an admission about the group's brand. The Guardian's summary breaks off before it gives the full critical argument.

NPR reported that the change covers endorsements and direct contributions to campaigns, while the group's affiliated super PAC will continue. The Guardian's summary does not mention the super PAC.

The two accounts differ in emphasis. NPR's summary centers on the group's campaign giving, while The Guardian's centers on the political climate around Israel and on critics' reactions. Neither summary includes an explanation from AIPAC for the change or says when it takes effect.

NPR's report was written by Saige Miller, and The Guardian's by Alice Speri. The Guardian's summary notes the announcement came on Wednesday, while NPR's summary gives no day.

Taken together, the NPR and Guardian reports describe a shift in how an influential political funder gives to candidates, while the affiliated super PAC will continue, according to NPR.

Sources: NPR: AIPAC halts endorsements and direct contributions to candidates; The Guardian: Aipac halts candidate endorsements amid US backlash against Israel.