Off the heels of launching a Senate campaign, Rep. Seth Moulton of Salem is returning all AIPAC donations and refusing to accept further support or donations, he said Thursday.
Moulton, who announced Wednesday that he would challenge Sen. Ed Markey for the Democratic nomination in next year’s Senate race, said in an announcement on social media that he confirmed his decision to return donations in a filing made to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The representative cited his opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and the war in Gaza as the grounds for his decision to reject AIPAC support. While he supports “Israel’s right to exist,” he said, he is seeking “a political resolution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peac