But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Mike Levin

Democrat · U.S. House, California District 49
✗Supported sending weapons or funding in 4 of 6 tracked votes

Levin voted for the February 2024 Israel aid bill "for the defense of the Israeli people," criticizing that humanitarian aid to Palestinians was left out. In July 2026 he opposed the Massie Amendment, warning it could strip humanitarian aid for Palestinians, and said Netanyahu "must go."

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Deep Dive

On the February 6, 2024 Israel aid bill, Levin said "My support of this legislation is for the defense of the Israeli people," while criticizing that "humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, defense aid to Ukraine and Taiwan" were left out, and that "the only way to live in peace, security, and dignity is to establish a Palestinian state" alongside Israel.

On July 15, 2026 he opposed the Massie Amendment: "Its overly broad language could strip funding from peacebuilding initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians, humanitarian aid for Palestinians in desperate need, refugee resettlement, and American diplomacy." In the same statement he called the conflict's suffering "staggering," called West Bank settler violence against Palestinian families "abhorrent," noted his co-sponsorship of the West Bank Violence Prevention Act, and said "I have made clear that Netanyahu must go."

In between, he supported Israel's right to defend itself after the June 2025 strikes on Iranian nuclear targets, backed U.S. diplomatic and material support to prevent escalation, pressed Israel in July 2025 to ensure unimpeded aid delivery to Gaza civilians while noting Hamas started the war, and opposed new West Bank settlement construction in September 2025. In April 2024 he told reporters Israel needed "new leaders".

The record

Supported sending weapons or funding in 4 of 6 tracked votes

Committees

House Committee on Appropriations

Floor votes
H.R. 6126 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act2023-11-02 · Passed 226-196
✓ Voted No
voted against sending it
H.R. 8034 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-04-20 · Passed 366-58
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.R. 8369 - Israel Security Assistance Support Act2024-05-16 · Passed 224-187
✓ Voted No
voted against sending it
H.R. 7217 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-02-06 · Failed 250-180 (needed 2/3 under suspension)
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.Amdt. 55 to H.R. 4016 - strike $500M for Israeli Cooperative Programs2025-07-18 · Failed 6-422 (only 6 voted to cut)
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
H.R. 8595 - Massie amendment (Part A No. 8) to bar FY27 funds for Israel and cut $3.3B in Foreign Military Financing2026-07-15 · Failed 104-314
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
Bill sponsorship
H.R. 3565 - Block the Bombs ActWould bar transfer of 2,000-lb/BLU-109 bunker busters, JDAMs, 120mm tank rounds, and 155mm artillery shells to Israel. Does not affect Iron
Not sponsoringhas not backed this restriction bill
H.R. 1229 - United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025Formalizes/expands bilateral defense cooperation with Israel.
Co-sponsorbacks this bill to send more support
Notable actions

• Vote record imported from official House Clerk roll calls for H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, and H.R. 8369. Other position fields remain under investigation.

How this mark works

We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

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Voted to send weapons or funding in more than half of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 4 of 6 tracked votes.)

The money

$30K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track

Lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
AIPAC PAC: $22,900 · DMFI: $7,000
Support-only OpenFEC data (as of 2026-10-03). Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Who these lobbying groups are
AIPAC$22,900The American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.DMFI PAC$7,000Democratic Majority for Israel's PAC; calls itself the home for pro-Israel Democrats and backs Democratic candidates who support a strong U.S. alliance with the government of Israel.Direct contributions and independent expenditures supporting this candidate from the five lobbying groups we track, every cycle each has filed, through 2026. Excludes earmarked and conduit contributions.
Endorsed by AIPAC +1 more
AIPACThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.DMFI PACDemocratic Majority for Israel's PAC; calls itself the home for pro-Israel Democrats and backs Democratic candidates who support a strong U.S. alliance with the government of Israel.These endorsements come from groups that back sending U.S. weapons and funding to the government of Israel.

In their words

“My support of this legislation is for the defense of the Israeli people”
Source ↗, 2024-02-06
“Its overly broad language could strip funding from peacebuilding initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians, humanitarian aid for Palestinians in desperate need, refugee resettlement, and American diplomacy.”
Source ↗, 2026-07-15
Endorsements

AIPAC (2026 endorsement) · DMFI PAC (2026 endorsement)

Research log

The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

  • 2023-11-02 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Statement on the Israeli aid package vote: supported aiding Israel to rescue hostages and end Hamas threats; criticized proposals conditioning the aid on domestic spending cuts. Press release.
  • 2024-02-06 [Current position; verified]: On the Israel aid bill: "My support of this legislation is for the defense of the Israeli people"; criticized that "humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, defense aid to Ukraine and Taiwan" were left out of the bill. Press release. His roll-call votes are badges and not restated here.
  • 2025-06-13 [Current position]: After Israel's preemptive strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets: supported Israel's right to defend itself from imminent threats; backed appropriate U.S. diplomatic and material support to prevent further escalation. Press release.
  • 2026-07-15 [Current position; verified]: Opposed the Massie Amendment: "The Massie amendment on the House floor today does not live up to that standard"; "Its overly broad language could strip funding from peacebuilding initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians, humanitarian aid for Palestinians in desperate need, refugee resettlement, and American diplomacy." Press release.

Characterization of the conflict

  • 2023-10-12 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Condemned the Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians as terrorist acts; supported Israel's right to defend itself. Press release.
  • 2024-02-06 [Current position; verified]: "The only way to live in peace, security, and dignity is to establish a Palestinian state" alongside Israel. Press release.
  • 2025-07-29 [Current position]: Called the Gaza humanitarian crisis deeply concerning; Israel must ensure unimpeded delivery of aid to civilians; noted Hamas started the war and repeatedly rejected ceasefire offers. Press release.
  • 2025-09-12 [Current position]: Opposed Israel's approval of new West Bank settlement construction; settlements are intended to erase prospects of a two-state solution. Press release.
  • 2026-07-15 [Current position; verified]: "The suffering caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is staggering"; settler violence against Palestinian families in the West Bank is "abhorrent"; co-sponsored the West Bank Violence Prevention Act. Press release.

Rhetoric and lobbying

  • 2024-04-20 [Current position]: Told reporters "new leaders" were needed in Israel; Netanyahu and his government were not leading toward a safer future or a two-state solution. Al-Quds.
  • 2026-07-15 [Current position; verified]: "I have made clear that Netanyahu must go"; said Netanyahu prolonged the war for political survival and empowered extremists opposed to a two-state outcome. Press release.

Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)

  • 2022-02-12 [Earlier record; source published 2022-02-11]: Co-signed a bipartisan letter urging federal education officials to enforce Title VI against campus antisemitism. Times of Israel.
  • 2024-09-09 [Current position]: Joined Jewish House members' statement condemning Tucker Carlson for hosting a Holocaust denier. Raskin release.
  • 2025-06-24 [Current position]: Co-signed a House Jewish Caucus letter pressing Pentagon leadership over a spokesperson's antisemitic remarks. Friedman release.
  • 2025-12-17 [Current position]: Joined all 25 Jewish House members condemning the antisemitic Hanukkah attack in Sydney. Schneider release.
  • 2026-08-02 [Current position]: Joined the Congressional Jewish Caucus statement condemning the arson attack on a Montreal kosher restaurant. Schneider release.

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