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

Jared Moskowitz

Democrat · U.S. House, Florida District 25
✗Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes

Moskowitz opposes conditioning U.S. weapons for the government of Israel: "As long as you're an ally of ours, I'm not for conditioning weapons to Israel." He rejects the genocide charge while saying there has been "some collective punishment there", and has called for "crucial humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians".

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Deep Dive

Moskowitz represents Florida's 23rd District and, after redistricting, is the Democratic nominee in the redrawn 25th, where he defeated a progressive primary challenger, Oliver Larkin, whom the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed. After the primary, Representative Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, named him the Democrats' ranking member on its Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee.

His position on transfers is stated without hedges. Asked by Zeteo's Prem Thakker in April 2026, he said: "As long as you're an ally of ours, I'm not for conditioning weapons to Israel", the outlet noting he held that view even where international law violations are alleged. In February 2024 he and Representative Gottheimer announced their votes for the standalone aid bill in a joint statement: "We must stand with our ally Israel, get all of the hostages home, defeat Hamas, provide crucial humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians, and work toward an enduring peace." They added: "For these reasons, we will vote for the clean supplemental appropriations package for Israel." His official Israel page carries the standing platform, and he led a 2024 resolution rejecting a United Nations decision listing the Israel Defense Forces among groups committing abuses against children, calling it a "ridiculous, antisemitic double standard". On the charge of genocide, he told The Floridian in June 2025: "There’s no genocide in Israel, okay? There’s no genocide going at all". In the same answer he said: "Now, there has been a war in Gaza and massive death, and a lot of innocent civilians have been killed. There’s no doubt about that. I’m not denying reality. There’s been some collective punishment there, I believe, but it's not a genocide and not by any definition of genocide."

After his August 2026 primary win he said: "I faced a challenge from the DSA. They threw everything at me and I didn't change who I am or what I believe, and the voters overwhelmingly chose the independent-minded approach I've brought to Congress."

His Palestinian-aid position appears inside the February 2024 statement, humanitarian aid paired with defeating Hamas; nothing located addresses the aid pipeline separately. His extensive record on antisemitism, including publicizing threats against him, is context on the research page.

The record

Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes · Backs 0 of 1 tracked bills to restrict weapons transfers

Committees

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Floor votes
H.R. 6126 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act2023-11-02 · Passed 226-196
✗ Voted Yes
supported 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.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 Yes
supported sending 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
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
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
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 6 of 6 tracked votes.)

The money

$38K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track

Lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
AIPAC PAC: $30,000 · DMFI: $8,000
Support-only OpenFEC data (as of 2026-10-03). Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Who these lobbying groups are
AIPAC$30,000The 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$8,000Democratic 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

“We must stand with our ally Israel, get all of the hostages home, defeat Hamas, provide crucial humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians, and work toward an enduring peace. For these reasons, we will vote for the clean supplemental appropriations package for Israel.”
Source ↗, 2024-02-05
“As long as you're an ally of ours, I'm not for conditioning weapons to Israel.”
Source ↗, 2026-04-16
“Now, there has been a war in Gaza and massive death, and a lot of innocent civilians have been killed. There’s no doubt about that. I’m not denying reality. There’s been some collective punishment there, I believe, but it's not a genocide and not by any definition of genocide.”
Source ↗, 2025-06-27
“There’s no genocide in Israel, okay? There’s no genocide going at all”
Source ↗, 2025-06-27
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

  • His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card, all pointing one way; what each bill did is shown with its vote.
  • [Position, 2026-04-16] Zeteo's own account posting its interview: "As long as you're an ally of ours, I'm not for conditioning weapons to Israel", with the outlet's note that he "does not support conditioning weapons to Israel, even if they break international law". The interview video, also posted as a YouTube short, was not watched.
  • [Position, 2024-02-05] His joint statement with Representative Gottheimer, quoted on the card, announcing their vote for the standalone package. His own House site.
  • [Position, undated live page; read 2026-09-26] His official Israel issue page: he "supports continuing U.S. military assistance to Israel and keeping the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem", and the page calls him "a staunch opponent of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement". A live platform page, dated to the day it was read.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • [Position, 2024-02-05] The February 2024 statement pairs "crucial humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians" with the rest of its frame; quoted on the card. Nothing located addresses U.S. humanitarian funding as a separate question.

Characterization of the conflict

  • [Position, 2024-06-27] His resolution with Representative Burchett rejecting the United Nations listing of the Israel Defense Forces, "ridiculous, antisemitic double standard". His own site.
  • [Position, 2025-10-07; reported, not confirmed] On the second anniversary of the October 7 attack he is reported to have joined bipartisan bills and to have said the world watched in horror as innocent lives were taken. No page carrying his words was opened, so they are not quoted.
  • [Position, 2025-06-27] In an interview with The Floridian he rejected the charge that the war amounts to genocide: "There’s no genocide in Israel, okay? There’s no genocide going at all," and, in the same answer, "Now, there has been a war in Gaza and massive death, and a lot of innocent civilians have been killed. There’s no doubt about that. I’m not denying reality. There’s been some collective punishment there, I believe, but it's not a genocide and not by any definition of genocide."
  • His issue page lists among the initiatives he has supported ones that "Recognize Israel as America’s legitimate and democratic ally."

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • [Position, 2026-08-18] His primary-victory statement, as reported by WUSF, quoted on the card. Race coverage: Florida Politics' profile, JTA's race analysis, and Mondoweiss's critical profile; the last two outlets' own framings, recorded and not adopted.
  • [Position, 2026-08] WUSF reports that in a letter to the Sun Sentinel editorial board he declined an interview alongside his primary opponent, "accusing his supporters of antisemitism". The letter itself was not opened.
  • [Position, 2026-09-04] JNS reported that after his primary win Representative Gregory Meeks, the committee's ranking member, "announced Moskowitz as the ranking member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee" of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • [Position, 2026-09-14] His general-election launch ad, per Jewish Insider, on antisemitism: "That’s why I’ve fought antisemitism and have led bipartisan efforts to increase security and synagogues and Jewish nonprofit centers, and expand education so we can stop hate crimes before they happen," and "Because never again is now." Context, not a position on what the United States sends.
  • His platform identifies him as a staunch opponent of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, per his issue page. An AIPAC Facebook post thanking him is reported; the address offered for it has no post id and does not open, and it would be the organization's own speech in any case. Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card.

Safety and antisemitism (context)

  • [Prior, 2023-05-25] Joint statement with Representative Gottheimer endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition.
  • [Position, 2025-06-27] In the same interview with The Floridian he said: "If you want to start dividing a society, if you want to go after Western culture, go after the easiest target. And that is Jews, right?"
  • [2025-06-25; reported, not confirmed] A post on his Facebook page calling antisemitism in the United States a five-alarm fire is reported. The address offered for it has no post id and does not open, so it is not quoted.
  • [Position, 2026-05-16/18] He released recordings of hate-filled voicemails and said America had "passed the Rubicon now on antisemitism", disclosing that a constituent had been sentenced over a plot to assassinate him.
  • [Position, 2026-05-31; reported, not confirmed] In a CBS Miami interview he is reported to have cited antisemitic threats as a reason to keep serving, saying now was not the time to walk away. The only source is a YouTube page that was not watched, so nothing is quoted.

Race and status context

  • Sitting member and Democratic nominee in the redrawn 25th, a closely watched district. The Division of Elections lists three qualified candidates on the printed ballot for District 25: Peter Jassenoff (Libertarian Party of Florida), Jared Moskowitz (Democrat) and Scott Singer (Republican), with one qualified write-in candidate.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Scott Singer (Republican)
  2. – Peter Jassenoff (Libertarian)

All Florida candidates.

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