Is Bernard Sanders pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Based on scored roll-call votes, sponsorships, and cosponsorships, Bernard Sanders's record leans pro-Palestine: 12 pro-Israel points vs 76 pro-Palestine points (net -64). Weighted scoring: sponsoring a scored bill = 3 points, cosponsoring = 2, a roll-call vote = 1 — see the methodology.

Bernard Sanders' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Sanders, Bernard, Independent of Vermont. Explore Bernard Sanders' full Israel/Palestine voting record: congressional votes, public statements, bill sponsorships, and a clear picture of where they…

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Palestine -65 (11 pro-Israel points, 76 pro-Palestine points).

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Cosponsored bills (11)

SRES 68: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States shall not deploy United States military assets or personnel to Gaza for purposes of "taking over" Gaza. (pro-Palestine)
SRES 417: A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism. (pro-Israel)
SRES 522: A resolution 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. (pro-Israel)
SRES 589: A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. (pro-Palestine)
HCONRES 60: Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)
HRES 557: Expressing support for U. S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and communal property, and for other purposes. (neutral)
HR 3662: U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 (neutral)
SRES 224: A resolution calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza. (pro-Palestine)
S 2672: SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine)
S 5467: SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine)
SRES 847: A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. (pro-Palestine)

Roll-call votes (45)

S 3254: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
HR 2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, voted Nay
SJRES 138: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
SJRES 32: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
HR 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Nay
HR 2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, voted Yea
HR 7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, voted Nay
S 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, voted Nay
HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, voted Nay
S 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, voted Yea
S 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Nay
HR 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, voted Nay
S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, voted Nay
HR 2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, voted Yea
SRES 417: A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism., voted Yea
SJRES 33: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
SJRES 34: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
SJRES 41: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel., voted Yea
SJRES 111: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
SJRES 113: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
SJRES 115: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export of certain defense articles, defense services, and technical data to Israel., voted Yea
HR 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, voted Nay
HR 2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Nay
S 2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, voted Nay
HR 5010: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, voted Yea
HR 815: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes., voted Nay
HR 2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, voted Nay
HR 6126: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, voted Yea
HR 2506: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, voted Yea
HR 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, voted Yea
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 Yea
HR 3057: Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, voted Yea
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
HR 2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, voted Yea
HR 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, voted Not Voting
HR 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Nay
S 1356: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, voted Nay
S 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, voted Nay
HR 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, voted Nay
HR 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Nay
S 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, voted Not Voting
HR 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, voted Yea
HJRES 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, voted Yea
S 1: Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019, voted Nay

Is Bernard Sanders pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Bernard Sanders' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Sponsored bills (18)

Cosponsored bills (11)

Roll-call votes (45)