But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Vanessa Enoch
Democrat · U.S. House, Ohio District 8
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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.
No recorded votes on the bills we track. In their own words on August 17, 2026.
Enoch wrote in her 2026 Ballotpedia statement that "America must discontinue all military weapons support and demand a cease-fire" in Gaza, and called for the return of all hostages.
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Enoch is a Democratic candidate for Ohio's 8th District.
Her position is in her own words in a 2026 Ballotpedia candidate statement headed "Netanyahu's War on Palestine," read in full on 17 August 2026: "This war cannot continue as is, and in the wake of Netanyahu's killing of innocent American humanitarian workers, America must discontinue all military weapons support and demand a cease-fire, and facilitate the peaceful end to this conflict, and the return of all Israeli and internationally held hostages."
That is a position on the weapons themselves, and it names what she wants alongside it: a ceasefire and the return of hostages. In the same statement she says an immediate ceasefire is called for in the Gaza Strip and describes the campaign after the October 7 attack as having "led to the genocide of the whole of the Palestinian people."
Nothing was located from her on U.S. humanitarian funding for Palestinians as a separate question. In candidate questionnaires during her 2020 and 2022 campaigns she answered "Neutral" to the statement that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
She has no federal voting record.
The money
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-07-23) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** She has a position, and it is on the card. Her 2026 Ballotpedia candidate statement, read in full on 17 August 2026, says: "America must discontinue all military weapons support and demand a cease-fire." Earlier, in candidate questionnaires published by iVoterGuide during her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch selected "Neutral" when asked to respond to the statement that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** In iVoterGuide questionnaires for her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch submitted "Did not answer" when asked whether she supported the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel if Israel refused to allow the creation of a Palestinian state. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Safety and antisemitism:** There are no recorded public statements or actions by Vanessa Enoch specifically addressing antisemitism or safety and security measures for Jewish communities.
What else came back
The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and no position was found there. These sections returned material beyond a bare verdict. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost; none of it is a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel In candidate questionnaires published by iVoterGuide during her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch selected "Neutral" when asked to respond to the statement that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
Beyond this survey response, Enoch has not made detailed personal public statements or taken specific actions regarding U.S. military aid or arms transfers to Israel.
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### Characterization of the conflict In a candidate policy submission recorded on Ballotpedia ahead of her May 5, 2026 primary election, Enoch published a statement titled "Netanyahu's War on Palestine," calling for an "immediate cease-fire" in the Gaza Strip. In that statement, Enoch characterized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack as "badly handled and poorly executed," writing that it "has led to the genocide of the whole of the Palestinian people". She described Netanyahu as an "unrelenting right-wing extremist" responsible for "insurmountable death, famine, and torture" suffered by innocent civilians, and stated that he had "failed his citizens" by failing to prioritize the return of hostages.
On August 11, 2024, Enoch appeared as a guest on the podcast *Muslim ViewPoint* (produced by *American Muslim Today*), where she participated in an interview addressing current foreign policy debates, including the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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### Rhetoric and lobbying In iVoterGuide questionnaires for her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch submitted "Did not answer" when asked whether she supported the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel if Israel refused to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Outside of her 2026 campaign statement criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu and her August 11, 2024 interview on *Muslim ViewPoint*, Enoch has not made public statements or taken actions regarding Israel-related political lobbying groups or campaign advocacy organizations.
No position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel.
No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
Corrected on 2026-08-17: an earlier version of this card said no position had been found. Her own cited Ballotpedia statement carries one, and the card now leads with it.
The rest is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11.
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