John,

Last night, a new record high of 27 Democratic Senators voted in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bill to block more U.S. weapons sales to Israel.

For the first time, a majority of the Democratic caucus listened to the American people and voted to stop using our tax dollars to sell more arms to a country carrying out a horrific genocide. As Bernie said, the tide is turning.

This vote comes after a new Gallup poll was just released, revealing that a majority of voters — including 83 percent of Democrats — oppose Israel’s military action in Gaza. U.S. public opposition to this genocide is at an all-time high.

Still, multiple AIPAC-backed Democratic Senators were holdouts, even after making public statements finally acknowledging Israel’s starvation of the Palestinian population.

If Democrats in Congress say they condemn these crimes against humanity, but then vote against legislation to hold Israel accountable and stop enabling genocide, they need to be challenged at the ballot box in 2026.

Here at Justice Democrats, we’re actively pushing the Democratic Party to actually be a reflection of its voters’ interests and values and reject AIPAC by:

• Gearing up to defend our progressive incumbents, such as Reps. Summer Lee and Ilhan Omar, from AIPAC-fueled primary challenges;
• Recruiting and supporting new working-class candidates like Donavan McKinney to take on and replace corporate, out-of-touch incumbents backed by AIPAC like Rep. Shri Thanedar.

But we depend directly on grassroots support from people like you to make this change happen.

With our July fundraising deadline approaching at midnight, will you pitch in your first $5 right now to help us protect and send more pro-peace leaders to Congress next year?

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If we come together today to build our bloc in Congress, we CAN stop our government from aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, and move closer to achieving peace and justice for all.

In solidarity,

Justice Democrats