Is Jamaal Bowman pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jamaal Bowman stand on Israel?

Jamaal Bowman (Democrat, New York), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Palestine record, with a net score of +18: 1 sponsored bill, 6 cosponsorships, and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 2 cosponsorships and 3 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 25 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +18 pro-Palestine (25 pro-Palestine points minus 7 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $4,313. Total spent: $75,207. Cash on hand: $8,990.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bowman: $0 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 0 donors).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Bowman: $10,594,559. Independent expenditures by hardline super PACs (AIPAC, UDP, DMFI) to defeat this candidate. This figure is never added to the supporting total.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $142,710, 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.