Moulton says he supports “Israel’s right to exist, but I’ve also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they’re wrong.”
Democratic member of the US Congress, Seth Moulton, who is running for the Senate in Massachusetts, has announced that he will return donations received from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and will no longer accept support from the group.
“I am returning AIPAC donations and refusing to accept any donations or support from them,” Moulton said in a statement on X.
I am returning AIPAC donations and refusing to accept any donations or support from them.
The FEC filing I made yesterday reflects that we are returning donations. pic.twitter.com/shBgHmYB1s
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) October 16, 2025
Noting that AIPAC has, in recent years, “aligned itself too closely with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government.”
“I support Israel’s right to exist, but I’ve also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they’re wrong,” Moulton stated.
Not a Friend of Netanyahu Government
He stressed, “I’m a friend of Israel, but not of its current government, and AIPAC’s mission today is to back that government” and added “I don’t support that direction.”
Moulton also said that he is “cautiously optimistic” about the recent ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
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“A political resolution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace is exactly the kind of framework I’ve been calling for right from the beginning,” he stated.
The 46-year-old announced this week his candidacy for the Massachusetts Senate in next year’s midterm elections.
AIPAC a Top Donor
According to OpenSecrets, an organization that tracks campaign and lobbying finances, AIPAC has been the largest donor to Moulton’s campaign for the past two years.
“Individuals associated with AIPAC donated $32,850” to his campaign in 2023 and 2024, “while the group itself donated $10,000, totaling $42,850,” the Hill reported.
Rep. Seth Moulton just returned AIPAC’s checks, joining Democrats and even Republicans who refuse to be tied to a lobby enabling genocide in Gaza.
The tide is turning. pic.twitter.com/3hGP2wT1ZJ— Medea Benjamin (@medeabenjamin) October 17, 2025
Long regarded as one of the most influential pressure groups, AIPAC has spent tens of millions of dollars targeting candidates critical of Israel, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reported.
The report stated that the lobby group’s “Super PAC, the United Democracy Project, poured record sums into Democratic primaries this year, attempting to unseat members of Congress such as Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Jamaal Bowman — all of whom have condemned Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians and demanded an arms embargo.”
(PC, Anadolu, MEMO)
Good man! He represents my home-state. He does still, ” support Israel ” , but refuses to be bought buy the ZioNazis.
Now let’s see which members of Congress vote to censure him for his decision.
They ALL need to be held to the REAL standard: NO VOTES TO SEND MONEY TO ISRAEL, NO WEAPONS TO ISRAEL !!