The US pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC on Tuesday pushed back after potential Democratic Party presidential candidates rejected the group.

Several leading Democrats who are viewed as potential candidates have explicitly rejected AIPAC, while others have remained mum about the group’s support, as AIPAC is battered by hostility from both the right and the left in US politics.

“AIPAC has never given to a presidential campaign,” the group said in a statement. “Millions of Democrats are AIPAC members who will support candidates that best reflect their values, including a strong US-Israel partnership.”

“Singling out and excluding millions of pro-Israel Democrats is wrong and undemocratic,” the statement said.

The statement came in response to a report from Politico about leading Democratic legislators disavowing any support from AIPAC.

The lawmakers who have rejected AIPAC include New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, and Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy.

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