Thomas R. Suozzi
Suozzi calls himself an ardent supporter of Israel and favors unconditional aid: “I am and will always be an ardent supporter of Israel, and will stand against anyone, even members of my own party, in defense of our close ally.” He championed the April 2024 package and rejected both cuts.
Suozzi has represented New York’s 3rd District since winning the February 2024 special election, after earlier service from 2017 to 2023. His recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on the tracked aid measures since his return, No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
His frame has been constant across both stints: his September 2021 statement during the Iron Dome funding fight, verified fresh on his site: "I am and will always be an ardent supporter of Israel, and will stand against anyone, even members of my own party, in defense of our close ally." Championing the April 2024 package, verified: "Our foreign adversaries tried to divide us and stop us from supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan", naming the isolationists who tried to block it. In May 2024 he co-signed the bipartisan letter against the arms pause, and in December 2024 he joined 21 members condemning Amnesty International’s genocide report, per the research record.
During a December 2023 solidarity trip he called Hamas "an evil that cannot be appeased or negotiated with", documented on the research page. He attended Prime Minister Netanyahu’s July 2024 address, called the January 2025 ceasefire announcement bittersweet, and in July 2026 urged that "Democrats and Republicans alike must reject" partisan division over Israel, per the research record. In April 2026 he introduced the SACRED Act creating federal buffer zones around houses of worship, with a Senate companion by Sen. Cruz, per Newsday; he hosted hostage Omer Neutra’s parents at the 2024 State of the Union. DMFI-aligned and AIPAC tracked support appears as badges on this card.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 3 of 3 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card, including No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel; his February 2024 special-election win means the earlier tracked bills predate his return.
- [Position, 2021-09-23] The ardent-supporter statement, verified fresh and quoted on the card; his unconditional-funding framing is receipted in the existing record.
- [Position, 2024-04-24] The package statement, verified; the Iranians naming sits inside his own sentence.
- [Action, 2024-05-10] The letter against the arms pause, per the research record.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located as a distinct program position; the April 2024 package he championed carried humanitarian components.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Reaction window, 2023-12-22] The evil-that-cannot-be-appeased characterization from his solidarity trip; off the card, documented here.
- [Action, 2024-12-06] The 21-member statement condemning Amnesty’s genocide report, per the research record.
- [Position, 2025-01-15] The bittersweet ceasefire framing, per the research record.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Prior position, 2020-07-06] His self-description as one of the most reliable non-Jewish pro-Israel advocates, at a DMFI forum, per the research record.
- [Action, 2024-07-24] Attendance at the Netanyahu address after signing the related joint statement.
- [Position, 2026-07-28] The reject-partisan-division statement, per the research record.
- Tracked committee support appears as badges on this card.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Action, 2026-04-24] The SACRED Act introduction (100-foot federal buffer zones around houses of worship), per Newsday’s report of the bill and its Cruz companion.
- [Action, 2024-03] Hosting Omer Neutra’s parents at the State of the Union, per the existing record.
- [Action, 2024-09-24] The Nessel-defense joint statement, per the research record.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. His Republican challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Michael LiPetri (Republican) · All New York candidates.
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