{"id":2618631,"date":"2026-06-24T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-party-is-expecting-for-israel-to-grovel-john-fetterman\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:22:00","slug":"democratic-party-is-expecting-for-israel-to-grovel-john-fetterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-party-is-expecting-for-israel-to-grovel-john-fetterman\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Democratic Party is expecting for Israel to grovel&#8217;: John Fetterman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-party-is-expecting-for-israel-to-grovel-john-fetterman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2618631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator John Fetterman, a pro-Israel Democrat from Pennsylvania, criticized the Democratic Party for expecting Israel to &#8220;grovell&#8221; a day after Israel-skeptical candidates won primary races in New York. He expressed support for Israel\u2019s actions against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions, emphasizing that Israel had done nothing wrong. Fetterman highlighted concerns about increased anti-Israel sentiment among Democrats, linking it to antisemitism, and condemned recent primaries where anti-Israel candidates gained prominence, including a race in Pennsylvania. Despite these criticisms, he reaffirmed his support for Israel and his allegiance to the Democratic Party. Fetterman also broke from party lines by voting against a Senate resolution urging President Trump to halt the Iran war, affirming his stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hit-the-houthis-hard\/\" title=\"Crush the Houthis\">supporting military action<\/a> against Iran to prevent nuclear progress.The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >notes recent political developments<\/a> in New York,where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-day-results-donald-trump-4-0-joe-biden-0-4\/\" title=\"Election ... Results: Donald Trump 4-0; Joe Biden 0-4\">endorsed candidates<\/a> with varying positions on Israel emerged victorious,and mentions debates over Zionism and accusations related to campaign funding.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10205\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA), a pro-Israel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democrat<\/a>, said Wednesday that the \u201cDemocratic Party is expecting for Israel to grovel\u201d a day after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a>-skeptical candidates swept their New York <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">congressional primary races<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would strongly encourage Israel not to, because they haven\u2019t done anything wrong,\u201d Fetterman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cIt was entirely appropriate and necessary to destroy Hamas and Hezbollah and also to make sure Iran could never acquire a nuclear bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4623645\/john-kennedy-cry-trump-veto-housing-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>John Kennedy says \u2018you\u2019d see a grown man cry\u2019 if Trump vetoes housing bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4623552\/inside-trump-explosive-meeting-senate-republicans\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Inside Trump\u2019s explosive meeting with Senate Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4623020\/postmaster-general-david-steiner-usps-no-cash-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Postmaster general waves red flag as Senate puts foot down on giving USPS more money: \u2018We are out of cash\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s slate of three endorsed candidates <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4622357\/mamdani-new-york-democratic-establishment-primary-takeaways\/\">won handily<\/a> on Tuesday. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) fell to former City Comptroller Brad Lander. The two, both of whom are Jewish, distinguished themselves largely based on their varying degrees of support for and criticism of Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darializa Avila Chevalier, who defeated Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), previously <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nyeditorialboard.substack.com\/p\/darializa-avila-chevalier-on-housing\">likened Zionism<\/a> to a \u201cpolitical system where one group of people has more standing before the law than another group of people.\u201d State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, meanwhile, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2026\/06\/18\/ny\/in-a-ny-race-with-no-pro-israel-candidate-aipac-becomes-a-flashpoint-anyway\">falsely claimed<\/a> that her opponent received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe people that are winning in the left districts have learned they can be more and more and more intensely anti-Israel, and essentially just much of it is antisemitism,\u201d Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman added that Tuesday\u2019s congressional primaries were a \u201cred-letter day for the dirtbag left.\u201d Fetterman also highlighted a May race in his home state, where anti-Israel candidate Chris Rabb <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4577645\/pennsylvania-primary-results-unpacked\/\">won a primary<\/a> in a Philadelphia district.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite his criticism of fellow Democrats, Fetterman maintained his allegiance to the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will always be a proud supporter of Israel here in the Democratic Party here in the Senate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman\u2019s comments come one day after he broke from the Democratic Party in voting against a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4621571\/senate-rebukes-trump-on-iran-war-with-symbolic-resolution\/\">Senate resolution<\/a> that called for President Donald Trump to halt the war against Iran, which Israel has supported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4622549\/darializa-avila-chevalier-advocated-pro-hamas-group-columbia-university\/\"><strong>RISING DEMOCRAT DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER ADVOCATED PRO-TERRORIST \u2018DEATH TO AMERICA\u2019 GROUP AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI support the war against Iran and want to make sure Iran doesn\u2019t have a nuclear bomb,\u201d Fetterman said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot one single Democrat have supported, whether it\u2019s the war in Gaza or whether it was all the other necessary military choices, so they\u2019ve effectively lost their standing to really criticize her to weigh on it at this point,\u201d He added. \u201cDo something that\u2019s necessary to make sure Israel is able to live in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman defends Israel amid primary wins, urges 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