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Nearly half of House Democrats voted with a Republican to cut off over $3 billion in military aid to Israel, a rare break from party leadership that laid bare a deepening divide within the party. The amendment, introduced by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie, was attached to a State Department funding bill and ultimately failed. But the 47% of Democrats who supported it included the number two House Democrat, Katherine Clark, signaling that the coalition of lawmakers willing to challenge unconditional aid to Israel has grown significantly inside the caucus. Massie, a longtime advocate for a more isolationist foreign policy, found himself on the same side as progressive Democrats who have pushed for conditions on aid over civilian casualties in Gaza. The vote was a departure from the lockstep support Israel has traditionally received, and it suggests the issue will continue to fracture Democratic leadership going forward.
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