Is Ron Paul pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Based on scored roll-call votes, sponsorships, and cosponsorships, Ron Paul's record leans pro-Palestine: 3 pro-Israel points vs 5 pro-Palestine points (net -2). Weighted scoring: sponsoring a scored bill = 3 points, cosponsoring = 2, a roll-call vote = 1 — see the methodology.

Ron Paul's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Paul, Ron, Republican of TX. Explore Ron Paul's full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they stand.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Palestine -2 (3 pro-Israel points, 5 pro-Palestine points).

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Roll-call votes (20)

HR 3222: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, voted Not Voting
HR 5010: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, voted Nay
HR 2506: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, voted Nay
HR 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, voted Nay
HRES 282: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and for other purposes., voted Nay
HR 3057: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, voted Nay
HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death., voted Yea
HCONRES 338: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere., voted Yea
HCONRES 322: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel., voted Yea
HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, voted Nay
HR 5327: United States-Israel Rocket and Missile Defense Cooperation and Support Act, voted Nay
HR 4133: United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, voted Nay
HR 5856: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, voted Nay
HR 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Not Voting
HR 3992: To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel., voted Not Voting
HRES 268: Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and for other purposes., voted Nay
HR 2219: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Nay
HR 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, voted Nay
HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Nay
HR 6018: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013, voted Not Voting