Dems called antisemitic by own party after rejecting pro

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A trend of Democrats rejecting money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), one of the nation's most influential pro-Israel groups, is garnering intraparty backlash after an Arizona state representative slammed the shift as "antisemitism under the guide of campaign virtue."

Democrats have been pulling back from AIPAC and cozying up with other, more liberal Jewish groups, like J Street, highlighting a shift in the historical bipartisan consensus that saw both parties treat support for Israel as a given. This changing consensus, particularly within the Democratic Party, became more clear following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists.

While some Jewish groups have criticized Israeli Prime