Is Bill Foster pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Bill Foster stand on Israel?

Bill Foster (Democrat, Illinois) is tied for the 255th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +23: 13 cosponsorships and 20 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 8 cosponsorships and 7 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 20 aligned floor votes × 1 = 20 points. Subtotal: 46 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 23 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +23 pro-Israel (46 pro-Israel points minus 23 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,535,532. Total spent: $1,468,550. Cash on hand: $2,617,547.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Foster: $85,451 (2022–2024, 1 PAC, 5 donors).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Foster: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $40,851 (48%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $44,600 (52%, 5 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $255,111, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.