Maverick Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has said he has "no plans" to leave the Democratic Party, but he warned on Wednesday that if Democrats completely turn their backs on U.S. support for Israel, that would cross a red line that could push him out of the party.
"If our party ever becomes — and just makes it official — the anti-Israel party, that's when I would leave because that's been a moral clarity for me," he said during an interview at the Hill Nation Summit in Washington.
Fetterman said he "can't understand why the Democratic Party" — which shares an array of values with Israel as an important democracy in the Middle East — would turn against a long-standing ally.
The Pennsylvania Democrat says he has a major "concern" over the trajectory of many Democrats who have become increasingly critical of U.S. aid for Israel amid growing pressure from the party's progressive base.
"My long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to back away and turn their back to Israel," he said.
"If our party ever becomes — and just makes it official — the anti-Israel party, that's when I would leave because that's been a moral clarity for me," he said during an interview at the Hill Nation Summit in Washington.
Fetterman said he "can't understand why the Democratic Party" — which shares an array of values with Israel as an important democracy in the Middle East — would turn against a long-standing ally.
The Pennsylvania Democrat says he has a major "concern" over the trajectory of many Democrats who have become increasingly critical of U.S. aid for Israel amid growing pressure from the party's progressive base.
"My long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to back away and turn their back to Israel," he said.
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