Horsford Sides With Antisemites to Gut Aid to Israel

Rep. Steven Horsford joined more than 100 House Democrats this week in voting to eliminate billions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Israel, marking one of the clearest signs yet of the Democratic Party’s growing divide over America’s closest ally in the Middle East.

The amendment, offered by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky during consideration of the State Department appropriations bill, would have eliminated the roughly $3.3 billion in annual U.S. security assistance to Israel. It failed overwhelmingly in a 314-104 vote, but 103 Democrats, including Horsford, voted in favor. Massie was the lone Republican to support the measure.

For years, support for Israel was one of the few issues that enjoyed broad bipartisan backing in Congress. That consensus is now showing significant cracks, with the vote exposing a widening split inside the Democratic Party over continued military assistance to the Jewish state.

Even Democratic leadership was divided. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed cutting off aid, while House Minority Whip Katherine Clark supported the amendment, underscoring the growing influence of the party’s progressive wing on Middle East policy.

Republicans wasted little time seizing on Horsford’s vote.

NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez argued the Nevada Democrat had sided with the party’s most progressive faction at the expense of one of America’s closest allies.

“Radical Steven Horsford and House Democrats are so beholden to the radical, antisemitic wing of their party that they’re now voting to undermine our strongest ally in the Middle East. There is no daylight between Horsford and the socialists taking over the Democrat Party, and his allegiance to them will be his undoing at the ballot box this November.”

The vote comes as the Israel-Hamas war continues to reshape American politics. Progressive Democrats have increasingly called for ending or conditioning military aid to Israel, arguing the Netanyahu government’s conduct in Gaza warrants a dramatic shift in U.S. policy. Other Democrats, including Jeffries, have continued to support military assistance while expressing concerns about the humanitarian situation.

For Republicans, Horsford’s vote is evidence that the Democratic Party has moved sharply away from its longstanding support for Israel.

The issue is likely to become another flashpoint in Nevada’s competitive congressional races, where Republicans are expected to argue that Horsford’s vote reflects broader ideological changes within the Democratic caucus.

Although the amendment failed, Republicans say the vote itself tells the story.

More than 100 House Democrats, including Steven Horsford, were willing to end U.S. military aid to Israel, a position that until recently sat well outside the congressional mainstream. Whether that reflects a lasting shift in Democratic politics or a response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza is likely to remain a defining question heading into the 2026 midterms.

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