{
  "id": 5299749,
  "title": "“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/board-of-peace-billionaire-backs-aipac-fund-targeting-pro-palestine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept-theintercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/09/03/aipac-marc-rowan-donor-gaza-board-peace/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marc Rowan, a billionaire and CEO of Apollo Global Management, has donated $1.5 million to the United Democracy Project (UDP), a super PAC supporting AIPAC, since the beginning of the year. Rowan, who is worth over $8 billion, is an executive member of Trump's \"Board of Peace,\" an organization tasked with implementing Trump's stalled plan for Gaza. He made his first donation to UDP in early March, followed by a $500,000 contribution on July 23. The same day, AIPAC's super PAC spent nearly $50,000 in Michigan to target progressive pro-Palestine candidates for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed and Cori Bush. Rowan has consistently advocated against those criticizing Israel, including student protesters at the University of Pennsylvania and anti-genocide calls. His donations to UDP have quadrupled by 2024, and he has given to various pro-Israel candidates in this election cycle. Rowan's position on the Board of Peace and his major donations to AIPAC's super PAC raise questions about transparency and the interests served.",
  "summary": "Marc Rowan, a Trump appointee overseeing Gaza’s redevelopment, has given $1.5 million to AIPAC’s super PAC this cycle. The post “Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates appeared first on The Intercept .",
  "key_points": [
    "Billionaire Marc Rowan donated $1.5 million to UDP in 2024.",
    "UDP supports AIPAC, targeting pro-Palestine candidates.",
    "Rowan's Board of Peace position raises transparency concerns."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/board-of-peace-billionaire-backs-aipac-fund-targeting-pro-palestine-5304025",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}