Democratic Party News - Some of our Democratic Party Congressmen have consistently voted against efforts to support Israel in its continual struggle against terrorists.

A significant amount our Democratic Party Congressmen are consistently voting against efforts to support Israel in its continual struggle against terrorists. These votes demonstrate that anti-Israel views are a minority in Congress — but a minority composed primarily of the most left-leaning members of the Democratic Party Caucus.

During the Lebanon War in 2006, Congress voted to confirm its support of Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism. While the measure passed overwhelmingly in the then-GOP-majority House, 11 Democrats and only one Republican voted “no” or “present.”

Some of the most liberal (and often powerful) members of Congress regularly appear on the “no” or “present” side of these and other Israel votes. Leading Democratic Party figures have also been dismissive about U.S. efforts to support Israel.

Outside Congress, some of the most vociferous criticism of Israel comes from the hard-core left within the Democratic Party, including Cindy Sheehan (”You get America out of Iraq and Israel out of Palestine, and you’ll stop the terrorism”). Other Democratic Party left-wing Iraq war critics have also taken aim at Israel.

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