Rebecca Whiting
Whiting's non-interventionism is blanket, in her own verified words: "No more wars," "The world's conflicts are not ours to police," and allies "need to learn to run their own countries without the use of US dollars." She names no recipient; nothing located addresses the government of Israel or Palestinians specifically.
Whiting is the Libertarian nominee, an Army combat veteran, farmer, and chair of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota.
Her Ballotpedia survey, which we read in full, answers substantively across the board, so her words are checkable: "End the wars. Adopt policies of nonintervention. Get out of the foreign conflicts. Unless the United States is attacked on our soil, we have no business engaging in military exercises with another country." She would "stop the spending- especially towards foreign wars," get out of NATO, and bring troops home. On allies: "Our friends need to learn to run their own countries without the use of US dollars."
None of it names Israel, Palestinians, or this conflict. A July 2024 statement is reported to criticize taxpayer dollars sent overseas "including the war involving Palestine" and to call such engagements "bipartisan proxy wars," but the pages carrying it could not be opened and the Palestine-specific wording is not on her survey, so it is reported here, not asserted. Applying her blanket rule to this conflict would end U.S. funding of every party to it; she has not said that herself.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, read 2026-08-14] Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, which we read in full (about 181,000 characters): "End the wars. Adopt policies of nonintervention. Get out of the foreign conflicts. Unless the United States is attacked on our soil, we have no business engaging in military exercises with another country." "Balance the budget, stop the spending- especially towards foreign wars." "No more entangling alliances. Our friends need to learn to run their own countries without the use of US dollars." "Adopt a policy of non-intervention. The world's conflicts are not ours to police." Blanket; no recipient named anywhere on the page (zero occurrences of Israel or Palestine).
- [Position, 2024-07-27, reported; unverifiable sources] Statement opposing non-defensive wars and taxpayer dollars overseas "including the war involving Palestine," calling such engagements "bipartisan proxy wars" (the localcandidates.org page does not render for us; the Facebook page could not be opened). Reported, not asserted; the wording is not on her verified survey.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located beyond the blanket rule above.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located naming this conflict; her framing is generic anti-interventionism ("bipartisan proxy wars", as reported, alongside Ukraine).
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position, 2024-07-27, reported] Criticized establishment and "America First" politicians who support sending taxpayer money overseas as hypocritical given the national debt. No statements on Israel-related lobbying organizations located.
- [Position, 2024-08-17] Endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Minnesota (lpmn.org).
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing located.
Also in this race: Peggy Flanagan (Democrat), Marisa Simonetti (Other), Michele Tafoya (Republican), Edward Harold Tambornino (Other) · All Minnesota candidates.
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