Mike Levin
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."
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".
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 4 of 6 recorded votes.
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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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