Greg Landsman

Landsman opposes conditioning aid, telling an interviewer that withholding it would "undermine" Israel "in a way that is really significant." He called the April 2024 package leverage "to get all the aid in" to Gaza.

Landsman has represented Ohio's 1st District, centred on Cincinnati, since 2023.

He is one of the House Democrats arguing publicly against his own party's critics on this question. Jewish Insider reported in October 2025 that he said withholding aid from Israel would "undermine" the country "in a way that is really significant," under a headline describing him as hitting Democratic critics of Israel and laying out a path to rebuild support.

His April 2024 statement frames the vote in both directions at once. On Israel: "In 75 years, this is arguably one of the most significant votes in the history of the state of Israel." On Gaza: "The bills also include billions in humanitarian aid for Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza. In Gaza, this gives us even more leverage to get all the aid in and to every corner of the strip. This is absolutely critical and we must get it done."

In February 2024 he criticised standalone Israel bills that excluded humanitarian assistance for Palestinians. We could not open that letter, so it is summarised rather than quoted.

His recorded votes appear as badges on this card, and the April 2024 statement is his own explanation of one of them.

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

Research

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

[Position, 2025-10-01] Jewish Insider, opened and confirmed word for word. The outlet's subheading: "The Ohio Democrat said that withholding aid from Israel would 'undermine' the country 'in a way that is really significant'." The quoted fragments are his, reported inside the outlet's sentence, and the card presents them that way rather than as a continuous quotation from him.
[Position, 2024-04-20] His statement on the national security and global aid votes, opened and confirmed word for word: "In 75 years, this is arguably one of the most significant votes in the history of the state of Israel. The bills also include billions in humanitarian aid for Sudan, Ukraine, and Gaza. In Gaza, this gives us even more leverage to get all the aid in and to every corner of the strip. This is absolutely critical and we must get it done." The statement opens on Russia, Iran and China "empire building."
[Position, 2024-02-07, reported] Criticised standalone Israel aid bills excluding humanitarian assistance for Palestinians as an attempt to "embarrass Democrats" (Business Insider). Not opened.
[Position, 2026-02-25, reported] Said targeted strikes on Iranian ballistic missile depots "may very well save lives" (Jewish Insider). Not opened.
[Undated] His own Israel resources page, cited twice by the research, and a statement on unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Not opened.
His recorded votes appear as badges on this card.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

[Position, 2024-04-20] "In Gaza, this gives us even more leverage to get all the aid in and to every corner of the strip. This is absolutely critical and we must get it done" (confirmed verbatim, above). This is a position in favour of humanitarian aid stated in the same breath as support for the military package, and the card keeps both.
[Position, 2024-02, reported] Opposed Israel-only packages that excluded humanitarian assistance.

Characterization of the conflict

[After October 7, 2023-11-15, reported] Wrote to constituents, as reported, that the conflict is awful and that two images were etched in his mind, bloodstained walls above a toddler's bed in Israel and a terrified toddler in the rubble in Gaza. Source not readable, so summarised rather than quoted (his letter, cited three times). From the weeks right after October 7; not used on the card. Not opened.
[After October 7, 2024-01-12, reported] Wrote, as reported, that while he denounced extremist remarks by some Israeli officials, the elimination of the Palestinian people is not Israel's intent but rather the elimination of the threat posed by Hamas. Source not readable, so summarised rather than quoted (his January letter). Dated inside the weeks right after October 7 by two weeks. Not opened.
[Position, 2024-03, reported] After travelling to Egypt, Jordan and Israel he is reported to have said he hates the war and wants it to end. The research's source is a Reddit thread in which a constituent posts an email reply, cited twice. **A third party's posting of correspondence is not a citable statement of his**, and the quote is not used on the card.
[Prior, 2023-08-06, reported] In floor remarks praised Israel as "one of the most inclusive & progressive democracies in the world." Prior band.
[Position, 2025-10-09] Signal Ohio coverage of criticism he faces from the left over Gaza, cited twice. Third-party reporting; not opened.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

[After October 7, 2023-11-16, reported] Defended his vote to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her use of "from the river to the sea," telling CityBeat it was his responsibility to "stand up to the more extreme folks" (CityBeat). From the weeks right after October 7. Not opened.
[Undated] Two advocacy sources were returned, JACPAC and Jewish Virtual Library. Consulted, never card sources (C3).

Safety and antisemitism (context)

[Position, 2025-05] Statement on the fatal shooting of Israeli embassy staff outside the Jewish museum in Washington and Jewish Insider coverage; a statement on the Boulder attack; Washington Examiner and WVXU on his remarks about antisemitic violence. Safety context, never an answer about U.S. weapons or funding.
[After October 7, 2023-11-15, reported] Warned of a "staggering rise of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and violence against Jews and Muslims." From the weeks right after October 7.