Senate Democrats supported two measures to block weapons shipments to Israel in record fashion, but they were not joined by party leadership, who suddenly appear very out of touch with the party’s base.
In a historic vote, 75% of Senate Democrats backed an effort to block weapons to Israel. The resolutions failed, but the vote was the latest sign of Democrats’ growing consensus against aid to Israel, as support for the country hits an all-time low.
Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would vote against any military aid to Israel, even weapons deemed “defensive.” As support for Israel craters across the U.S., the issue of military aid has become the latest litmus test for Democrats.
The moral panic over Hasan Piker’s involvement with the Democratic Party is really about Palestine’s growing influence in U.S. politics. While Israel supporters might want to ban him and Palestine from the discourse, they’ve already lost the fight.
Damon Lynch IV is vying to unseat AIPAC-favorite Greg Landsman in Ohio’s upcoming May 5 primary, aiming to make the race a referendum on the incumbent’s support for Israel. Recent trends in the Democratic Party suggest he might have a winning case.
In 2025, there was notable momentum in both the Democratic and Republican parties toward substantive change in U.S. policy on Palestine.
As Hillary Clinton and Sarah Hurwitz blame the rising support for Palestine within the Democratic Party on social media, former Obama staffer Ben Rhodes makes clear why Democrats are turning on Israel and what this means for the party moving forward.
Trump’s flawed ceasefire plan has opened a door for Democrats to amend their shameful failure to end the Gaza genocide. But it requires doing something few Democrats have been willing to do: support Palestinian rights.
The Democratic National Committee’s recent summer meeting in Minneapolis showed how the Israel lobby is working to fight increasing support for Palestine among the party’s base, and how it is failing.
The Jewish community and the Democratic Party are being torn apart over their complicity in the Gaza genocide and decades of supporting Palestinian oppression. This overdue reckoning will only be resolved by abandoning Zionism.