103 House Democrats Offer Amendment on Military Aid to Israel

A Democratic senator said he would leave his party if it formally became the anti-Israel party. The senator, 56, made the remarks at the Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday. He described support for Israel as a matter of moral clarity. "If our party ever becomes — and just makes it official — the anti-Israel party, that's when I would leave because that's been a moral clarity for me," the senator said.

The senator expressed long-term worry that the party would turn its back on Israel. He also criticized efforts to appeal to voters who are intensely anti-Israel. The same day, 103 House Democrats supported an amendment to cut off $3.3 billion in defense support for Israel. The amendment was offered by a Republican representative from Kentucky.

A Quinnipiac University poll showed the senator with 69 percent disapproval among Democratic voters in his state and 19 percent approval. Among Republicans, 77 percent approved of his job performance. The senator has previously rejected suggestions that he switch parties.

In a May Washington Post op-ed, he wrote that his values remain aligned with the Democratic Party. "My values have not changed, and I have always turned to those kinds of ideals that defined being a Democrat," he wrote. " The senator is not up for reelection until 2028.