Overview

• After a committee backed his cease-fire and humanitarian aid measure and rejected an arms embargo proposal, Ken Martin withdrew his own resolution and said he will appoint a stakeholder task force.
• The blocked alternative, known as Resolution 18 and sponsored by 26-year-old DNC member Allison Minnerly, sought an arms embargo, suspension of U.S. military aid to Israel, and recognition of Palestine, and it failed twice in committee.
• Martin’s move follows private protests from younger and progressive members who say the party’s base wants a tougher stance on Israel, with organizers claiming nearly 200,000 supportive messages in the past week.
• Pro-Israel groups, including the Jewish Democratic Council of America and Democratic Majority for Israel, welcomed the defeat of the arms embargo measure, and the DNC also passed a resolution condemning antisemitism.
• The internal debate comes as federal filings show the DNC holds $14 million in cash on hand versus the RNC’s $84 million, and as talk of a no-confidence vote over fundraising fizzled for lack of support.