Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/democrats-house-israel-vote-aid.html

Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel
The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.
By Annie Karni
July 15, 2026 Updated 5:42 p.m. ET

The House on Wednesday rejected a measure to eliminate U.S. aid to Israel, but almost half of Democrats supported the move, reflecting a rapid and dramatic shift within the party away from decades of unequivocal support for the Jewish state.

The measure, which sought to cut all $3.3 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Israel from a foreign affairs spending bill, failed by a vote of 104 to 314, with 10 voting “present,” and all but one Republican, Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a sponsor, voting no.

But more Democrats supported it than opposed it, including many who said they voted in favor despite their opposition to the cuts to humanitarian aid. It was the latest and starkest evidence of a major divide over backing Israel within the Democratic Party, which is grappling with a groundswell of hostility in its ranks toward Israel and its conduct of the war in Gaza.

Supporters said the measure was their only way to register their opposition to the actions of the Israeli government in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon, and their desire for a fundamental change in course in the U.S. relationship with Israel.

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1. This was not a proposed cut to "humanitarian aid" as the NYT frames it. Bullshit.

But the NYT didn't come up with that framing on its own.

Jeffries said it MIGHT affect humanitarian aid and embassy operations in Israel - yet clearly the funding cut was meant to target EXACTLY the $3.3 billion in aid to purchase offensive weapons.

If anyone can point me to Israel funding ANY humanitarian assistance to Palestinians through the $3.3B in annual military aid - I would love to hear from them, but I won't hold my breath.

Pro-Israel groups are very happy indeed.

The Democratic base? Probably not so much.