Is Bill Keating pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Bill Keating stand on Israel?

Bill Keating (Democrat, Massachusetts) is tied for the 156th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +40: 15 cosponsorships and 21 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): 15 cosponsored bills × 2 = 30 points; 21 aligned floor votes × 1 = 21 points. Subtotal: 51 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: +40 pro-Israel (51 pro-Israel points minus 11 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $534,940. Total spent: $689,209. Cash on hand: $511,598.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Keating: $91,560 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 5 donors, 46 bundled, including $6 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $20,000 (22%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $12,800 (10%, 5 named individuals), of which $4,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $62,760 (69%, 46 conduit donors, including $6 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $91,560: PAC money $20,000, plus named individual donors $12,800, minus $4,000 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $62,760, equals $91,560 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Keating.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $28,725, 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.