Fetterman Threatens to Leave Democrats Over Israel Stance

Fetterman cites anti-Israel sentiment in Democratic Party as reason to potentially leave

Sen. John Fetterman threatened to leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the "anti-Israel party," in another move to distance himself from his left-leaning colleagues.

Fetterman threads the needle after threat to leave Democratic Party

The warning from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) that he could leave the Democratic Party over its fading support for Israel comes with a large asterisk. It was a threat that prompted the centrist Democrat to spend much of Thursday clarifying to reporters in the halls of the Capitol. Roughly half of House Democrats voting to...

Fetterman threads the needle with threat to abandon Democrats

The warning from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) that he could leave the Democratic Party over its fading support for Israel comes with a large asterisk. It was a threat that prompted the centrist Democrat to spend much of Thursday clarifying to reporters in the halls of the Capitol. Roughly half of House Democrats voting to cut off U.S. aid to Israel and insurgent progressives with anti-Israel sentiments ousting incumbents are not part of his calcul…

Fetterman Threatens to Leave Democrats Over Israel Stance

Sen. John Fetterman told a Washington audience Wednesday that he would walk away from the Democratic Party if it officially embraces an anti-Israel posture, a declaration that landed on the same day more than 100 House Democrats voted to strip billions in defense aid to the Jewish state. Speaking at the Hill Nation Summit in Washington, D.C., the Pennsylvania Democrat said he has "no plans" to leave the party but described support for Israel as …

Fetterman Warns He Will Exit Democratic Party Over Israel Aid Platform

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) announced he will quit the Democratic Party if its official platform shifts to ban military aid to Israel. The first-term lawmaker defined alliance with the nation as a non-negotiable line. Fetterman refused to say if an exit would lead to him joining the Republican Party or registering as an independent. “If they put that in our platform — no aid for Israel — and officially become the anti-Israel …