Is Joe Morelle pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Joe Morelle stand on Israel?

Joe Morelle (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 257th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +22: 9 cosponsorships and 12 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; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 30 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: +22 pro-Israel (30 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,210,667. Total spent: $2,058,816. Cash on hand: $532,055.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Morelle: $301,237 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 16 donors, 136 bundled, including $3,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,500 (10%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $85,752 (22%, 16 named individuals), of which $18,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $202,985 (67%, 136 conduit donors, including $1,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $301,237: PAC money $30,500, plus named individual donors $85,752, minus $18,000 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $202,985, equals $301,237 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Morelle.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $26,511, 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.