Jamie Raskin, a sitting Congress member, has supported Israel's right to defend itself, he has called for a ceasefire on November 17, 2023, but voted in accordance with Israel in Res 888 and present for Res 894.
House Representative for Maryland's Eighth Congressional District
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-- Jamie Raskin voted yes on house Resolution 888 titled "Reaffirming the State of Israel's right to exist". It also states any denial of the Israel’s right to exist is inherently antisemitic and that Jewish people are native to that land. It also condemns Hamas and “rejects calls for Israel’s destruction and the elimination of the only Jewish State”. -- He then voted present on House Resolution 894 titled "Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world". This resolution states that “anti-Zionism is antisemitism” and criticizes several protest chants for Palestinian freedom that are protected by the First Amendment, including “From the River to the Sea,” “Palestine Will Be Free,” and “Gaza Will Win.” Also, Jamie Raskin has taken $160,076.00 in Pro-Israel donations across the 2022, 2020, 2024 election cycles (from OpenSecrets.org via ContributionBot).
In 2020, Jamie Raskin took $2500 from pro-Israel PACs such as AIPAC. Jamie Raskin also took $36387 from pro-Israel individuals.
SourceIn 2022, Jamie Raskin took $10000 from pro-Israel PACs such as AIPAC. Jamie Raskin also took $72326 from pro-Israel individuals.
SourceIn 2024, Jamie Raskin took $41098 from pro-Israel individuals.
SourceThey cosponsored HR987: the "Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Act", which called for the treasury to mint coins commemorating Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel, and pass proceeds on to American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc. Golda Meir was a signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948, and is famous for coining the phrase "There was no such thing as Palestinians" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_was_no_such_thing_as_Palestinians) This bill was introduced while hospitals in Gaza were being raided and bombed (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68330579).
SourceThey cosponsored HR2748: the "Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021", that aims to normalize Arab-Israeli relations and strengthen the Abraham Accords, which is an agreement between the apartheid state of Israel and some of the world’s most autocratic dictatorships.
SourceThey cosponsored HR5253: the "Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022", that gave the Department of Defense $1 billion to help Israel procure the Iron Dome defense system.
SourceThey cosponsored HR6618: ARMAS Act of 2023
SourceThey cosponsored HRES771: Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists.
SourceThey voted for HRES1143: Condemning Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel.
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