Live Updates > Live Update Details
2026-07-16 10:52:11
[Pennsylvania Senator Fetman Warns: He Will Leave the Party If the Democratic Party Completely Abandons Israel] (1) Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Fetman said he "has no plans" to leave the Democratic Party at present, but made it clear that he would choose to leave the party if the Democratic Party officially declares itself an anti-Israel party, because this is his moral bottom line; he cannot understand why the Democratic Party would abandon its long-time ally Israel. (2) Fetman is deeply concerned about the growing criticism within the Democratic Party regarding the trend of aid to Israel, and pointed out that signs such as House Democratic Whip Clark's support for an amendment to cut off security aid to Israel and the victory of progressive candidates in the primaries reflect that the party is becoming "more and more anti-Israel"; he criticized some of his colleagues for deviating from traditional positions in order to please the "extremely anti-Israel" base. (3) He further criticized progressive candidates El-Said (Michigan) and Plattner (Maine), arguing that a victory for the former would cause the Democratic Party to spend more resources in battleground states, while the latter's campaign collapsed due to sexual assault allegations, making it more difficult to regain control of the Senate. Fetman expressed anger at Sanders and others for supporting Plattner and questioned where the party's accountability was, while Senator Warren responded that he had asked Plattner to withdraw from the race.
