Is Yvette Clarke pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Yvette Clarke stand on Israel?

Yvette Clarke (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 204th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +32: 13 cosponsorships and 21 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 9 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; 21 aligned floor votes × 1 = 21 points. Subtotal: 47 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 15 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +32 pro-Israel (47 pro-Israel points minus 15 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,235,915. Total spent: $1,237,000. Cash on hand: $108,969.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Clarke: $60,264 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 2 donors, 20 bundled, including $14 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $15,000 (25%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $19,100 (17%, 2 named individuals), of which $9,050 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $35,214 (58%, 20 conduit donors, including $14 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $60,264: PAC money $15,000, plus named individual donors $19,100, minus $9,050 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $35,214, equals $60,264 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Clarke.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $77,733, 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.