But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Beth Macy

Democrat · U.S. House, Virginia District 6
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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.

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Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: In a February 2026 video, asked about genocide, she calls it a "really loaded word for people who spend time in Israel" and says the focus should be on "working towards a two-state solution", which points both ways. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-09. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.

Macy has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. No statement was found in source-checked research across 3 sources.

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Deep Dive

3 sources checked and resolved, every one listed on the research page. Most candidates at this level have simply never been asked.

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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:** There is no available public record of Beth Macy making statements or taking positions specifically regarding U.S. military aid, arms transfers, or weapons policy toward Israel.
  • **Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
  • **Rhetoric and lobbying:** On February 17, 2026, Macy advocated for lower temperature in public discourse surrounding the conflict, stating, "I think we need to cool the language and bring us back to working towards a two-state solution". Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
  • **Safety and antisemitism:** Material returned; set out in full below.

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.

### Characterization of the conflict On February 17, 2026, when asked during a campaign interaction whether the situation in Gaza constitutes a genocide, Macy characterized "genocide" as a "really loaded word for people who spend time in Israel and who are having to have security guards outside of their preschools". In that same February 17, 2026 statement, Macy stated that the focus should be on "working towards a two-state solution".

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### Rhetoric and lobbying On February 17, 2026, Macy advocated for lower temperature in public discourse surrounding the conflict, stating, "I think we need to cool the language and bring us back to working towards a two-state solution". No public statements from Macy regarding Israel-related lobbying organizations or political action groups were found.

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### Safety and antisemitism On February 17, 2026, Macy expressed concern over security threats and anti-Jewish hostility, describing the post-October 7 climate as a "really scary time". She referenced safety measures in Israel, noting families "having to have security guards outside of their preschools," and recounted an incident in New York where her literary agent was pelted with eggs on a subway by protesters after calling out "free the hostages".

Sources consulted and resolved (3)

Not found

  • 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.
  • This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Ben Cline (Republican)

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