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====Financing pro-Israel Democrats in 2022==== Having endorsed over 100 Republican members of Congress who had voted against certifying Joe Biden's election, AIPAC spent $24 million, via its political action committee, the United Democracy Project, to defeat candidates not considered pro-Israel enough in the primaries of the Democratic Party that select candidates for the 2022 midterm elections. Substantial contributions to this funding were obtained from Republican Trump campaign financiers such as [[Paul Singer (businessman)|Paul Singer]] and [[Bernard Marcus|Bernie Marcus]],<ref name ="McGreal2022">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=McGreal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/04/aipac-pro-israel-groups-primary-race|title=Pro-Israel groups denounced after pouring funds into primary race|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> together with [[Haim Saban]].<ref name ="McGreal22" /> It spent $4 million to support [[Haley Stevens]] and defeat the Jewish congressman [[Andy Levin]] who is known to be critical of AIPAC's support for hardline Israeli policies.<ref name ="McGreal2022" /> It spent $7 million to defeat the favorite in a Maryland July primary, [[Donna Edwards]], who had failed to back resolutions in support of Israel during its [[2012 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip|War in Gaza in 2012]].<ref name ="McGreal22">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=McGreal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/18/democratic-primaries-aipac-israel-hardline|title=Pro-Israel hardliners spend millions to transform Democratic primaries|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 19, 2022|access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name ="McGreal2022" /> A number of AIPAC supporters [[Weaponization of antisemitism|assert]] that reports focusing on AIPAC's campaign funding against candidates critical of Israel's policies are 'antisemitic'.<ref name ="McGreal2022" />
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