Frank Pallone
Pallone said in April 2024: "I've been a strong supporter of assistance to Israel and will continue to support military assistance for Israel whenever necessary." In 2025 he added that the U.S. must do more to make sure aid gets into Gaza.
Pallone has represented New Jersey's 6th District since 1988.
His April 2024 statement on the security assistance package is unambiguous: "Iran's attack last week made it clear that we must continue to support Israel's defense against attacks from Iran and regional proxies. I've been a strong supporter of assistance to Israel and will continue to support military assistance for Israel whenever necessary."
Alongside that, he has pressed on humanitarian access. Asked about conditions in Gaza at a July 2025 event in Piscataway, he said it is incumbent upon the United States to do more to help people living there, and that the United States has to do more to make sure aid gets in because a lot of it is not. That report was not opened, so it is summarised rather than quoted.
In January 2025 he welcomed the hostage agreement and said true peace requires disarming Hamas and ensuring safety for all innocent lives.
His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and are consistent with those statements.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 5 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2024-04-20] His statement on security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, opened and confirmed word for word: "Iran's attack last week made it clear that we must continue to support Israel's defense against attacks from Iran and regional proxies. I've been a strong supporter of assistance to Israel and will continue to support military assistance for Israel whenever necessary."
- [Position, 2025-07-30, reported] At an event in Piscataway, asked about humanitarian conditions in Gaza, said it is incumbent upon the United States to do more to help people living there and that the United States has to do more to make sure aid gets in (InsiderNJ). Not opened.
- [Position, undated] His foreign affairs and defense issues page, opened;, as reported it presents him as a lifelong supporter of Israel who backs military and economic assistance including for Iron Dome. No verbatim span extracted, so it is recorded as the research's summary.
- [After October 7, 2023-11-02] Statement opposing the partisan Israel aid bill, as reported urging Congress to pass a bipartisan package providing Israel with the military assistance it needs. From the weeks right after October 7; not used on the card. Not opened.
- [2024-10-18] NJ Spotlight News reported that New Jersey's House members were almost unanimous in supporting U.S. military aid to Israel, opened. Useful delegation context and not a statement by him.
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, 2025-07-30, reported] The humanitarian-access remarks above are his clearest on this half of the question.
Characterization of the conflict
- [After October 7, 2024-01-23, reported] Signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State rejecting South Africa's genocide filing at the International Court of Justice, which argued that "charging the Jewish state with genocide for defending itself against Hamas terror is particularly cynical given that the term 'genocide' was coined following the murder of six million Jews in the Holocaust." A joint letter, so the wording is the group's; no individual quote is drawn from it. Not opened.
- [Position, 2025-01-15] Statement on the hostage deal, as reported saying true peace requires disarming Hamas and ensuring safety for all innocent lives, and citing Hamas's ongoing atrocities including the use of human shields. Not opened.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-08] Statement condemning the attacks. From the weeks right after October 7.
- [Undated] An Israel Policy Forum compilation of members speaking against annexation. A multi-member compilation; nothing individual drawn from it.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [After October 7, 2023-11-02, reported] Criticised Republicans for "politicizing support for Israel and making our ally a pawn of partisan politics." From the weeks right after October 7.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position, 2026-03-03] Led New Jersey members after a swastika was found at a Coast Guard base, cited twice, with the delegation letter. Safety context, never an answer about U.S. weapons or funding.
- [Undated] Joined a New Jersey delegation joint statement on antisemitic comments, carried on Rep. Gottheimer's site. Group statement.
- [Position, 2026-05-20] Introduced a resolution honouring 130 years of the Jewish War Veterans organisation (JNS, Jewish Standard). Safety and commemoration context.
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