Seth Moulton returning Aipac money ahead of senate campaign against Ed Markey

A US lawmaker said on Thursday he is returning money to the pro-Israel lobbying group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), ahead of a district race with a progressive senator. 

Seth Moulton said in a post on X that he would return $35,000 in donations he had received from Aipac ahead of his Democratic primary challenge to Ed Markey, a critic of Israel.

While the former Marine said he believed in Israel's right to exist, he said he did not agree with Aipac's support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Moulton did not say whether he would be happy to receive donations if Aipac decides to support another Israeli leader in the future.