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Chris Stein in Washington

John Fetterman says he would leave Democrats if they became ‘anti-Israel’

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John Fetterman speaks during a confirmation hearing for senator Markwayne Mullin before the Senate committee on homeland security and governmental affairs to examine his nomination to be homeland security secretary on 18 March 2026 on Capitol Hill. Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Senator John Fetterman said he would consider leaving the Democratic party it ever became “the anti-Israel party”, as more than 100 House lawmakers backed halting military aid to the Middle Eastern ally over its incursions into Gaza and Lebanon.

The Pennsylvania senator has emerged as one of Israel’s most prominent advocates among Senate Democrats, even as others in the party back away from their traditional support for the country amid accusations that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government committed genocide in Gaza.

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