Is Hakeem Jeffries pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Hakeem Jeffries stand on Israel?

Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 219th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +29: 9 cosponsorships and 19 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 6 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): 9 cosponsored bills × 2 = 18 points; 19 aligned floor votes × 1 = 19 points. Subtotal: 37 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +29 pro-Israel (37 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $17,526,400. Total spent: $18,084,904. Cash on hand: $4,396,060.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Jeffries: $2,049,081 (2014–2026, 2 PACs, 106 donors, 782 bundled, including $14 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $16,700 (1%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $731,754 (32%, 106 named individuals), of which $70,712 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,371,339 (67%, 782 conduit donors, including $14 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $2,049,081: PAC money $16,700, plus named individual donors $731,754, minus $70,712 routed through conduits by 21 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,371,339, equals $2,049,081 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Jeffries.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $19,550, 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.