Is Richard Neal pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Richard Neal stand on Israel?

Richard Neal (Democrat, Massachusetts) is tied for the 150th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +41: 13 cosponsorships and 26 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 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; 26 aligned floor votes × 1 = 26 points. Subtotal: 52 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +41 pro-Israel (52 pro-Israel points minus 11 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,782,452. Total spent: $4,460,743. Cash on hand: $2,182,620.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Neal: $169,819 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 10 donors, 109 bundled, including $6 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $25,000 (15%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $66,100 (34%, 10 named individuals), of which $9,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $87,719 (52%, 109 conduit donors, including $6 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $169,819: PAC money $25,000, plus named individual donors $66,100, minus $9,000 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $87,719, equals $169,819 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Neal.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $23,798, 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.