The Athens County Democratic Party Platformed Greg Landsman and Supported Genocide 

Who is Greg Landsman?

Greg Landsman is a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representative who took office in 2023. He serves Ohio’s first congressional district, which includes Cincinnati. Currently, Landsman is also one of the foremost supporters in Congress of Israel and its genocide of Palestinian. Here he is being asked about it.

• Landsman has accepted large financial donations from pro-Israel contributors: 

In 2023-24, Landsman received approximately $415,657 from pro-Israel lobbies, including $385,808 from The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). His next biggest contributors were a property management company ($46,200), the University of Cincinnati ($37,624), and Kroger ($33,941).

• Landsman has repeatedly voted to send aid—specifically military aid—to Israel:

In November 2023, Landsman voted to cut the IRS budget in order to send $14 billion in unconditional Israel aid. In February 2024, he voted to send another $17.6 billion to Israel. In April 2024, he voted to send another $14 billion in weapons to Israel. In July 2025, he also voted against cutting $500M for the Israeli missile military programs.

• Landsman has repeatedly voted to suppress voices supporting Palestinians: 

Landsman voted to condemn pro-Palestine college students. He voted to allow the Trump administration to revoke non-profit tax status from pro-Palestine organizations. He also voted to ban representatives from the Palestine Liberation Organization—internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories—from entering the U.S. despite the fact that they are not designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S.

• Landsman has repeatedly given Israel and its leaders diplomatic cover for their crimes:

Landsman voted to ban the State Department from citing Palestinian death tolls from the Gaza Health Ministry. He voted for a Pro-Israel resolution declaring Israel is not a racist or apartheid nation. (It is, according to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the United Nations’ International Court of Justice.) He has travelled to Israel multiple times since being elected and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, who both have arrest warrants from the United Nations’ International Criminal Court for war crimes. Instead of respecting international law, Landsman voted to sanction the ICC for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant.

• Landsman has directly prevented humanitarian aid from reaching Palestinians:

Landsman has undermined support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), the primary relief agency through which Palestinians receive life-saving support, through his public statements and legislative action. He has also not cosponsored recent Democratic efforts to restore funding to UNWRA and deliver aid to people in Gaza. 

Sources 

General sources include Open Secrets and the “Congressional Democrat Palestine Tracker” created by Track AIPAC, which contains much more information on Landsman's voting record that is included here. For a more complete record of Landsman’s record on Israel and Palestine, go to:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VU1y_jSb2hanU2MrLsjRx8tujB-C--UAQ2EahaTXGUo/edit?gid=1984730710#gid=1984730710

Here are the sources and supplemental information for the specific claims made on this site:

Claim: [Landsman] voted for over $44 billion in aid for Israel and its military. 

Landsman voted for H.R. 815, the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, signed into law in April 2024. This bill included over $26 billion in military assistance for Israel and humanitarian aid for Gaza. Landsman voted for H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024. This bill was passed by the House on April 20, 2024 and included $26.38 billion in aid for Israel. (See sources for Landsman voting record below.)

Claim: In 2023-24, Landsman received approximately $415,657 from pro-Israel lobbies, including $385,808 from The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). His next biggest contributors were a property management company ($46,200), the University of Cincinnati ($37,624), and Kroger ($33,941).

Open Secrets

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/landsman-greg/summary?cid=N00049718
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/greg-landsman/contributors?cid=N00049718&cycle=2024

Track AIPAC

https://www.trackaipac.com/states/ohio?rq=greg%20landsman

Claim: In November 2023, Landsman voted to cut the IRS budget in order to send $14 billion in unconditional Israel aid. 

 
H.R.6126 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6126
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023577

Landsman was one of 12 Democratic representatives to vote in support; 194 voted against it. This bill, passed by the House on November 2, 2023, would have provided $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, but it was not passed by the Senate and was largely replaced by H.R. 815. (See info on H.R. 815 below.)

Claim: In February 2024, he voted to send another $17.6 billion to Israel. 

H.R.7217 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7217

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202438

H.R.815 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815

https://ballotpedia.org/H.R.815:_Making_emergency_supplemental_appropriations_for_the_fiscal_year_ending_September_30,_2024,_and_for_other_purposes.#:~:text=December%207%2C%202024:%20The%20United,released%20proposed%20bill%20text.

H.R. 7217 was a bill that sought to send $17.6 billion in emergency supplemental funding to Israel; it failed in the House of Representatives on February 6, 2024, and did not become law. After H.R. 7217 failed, a different emergency spending measure, H.R. 815, eventually passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law on April 24, 2024. Landsman voted in support of both H.R. 7217 and H.R. 815.

Claim: In April 2024, he voted to send another $14 billion in weapons to Israel. 

H.R.8034 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8034

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024152

Claim: In July 2025, he also voted against cutting $500M for the Israeli missile military programs.

H.Amdt.55 to H.R.4016

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/house-amendment/55#:~:text=Latest%20Action:,207).

https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll207.xml

Claim: Landsman voted to condemning pro-Palestine college students. 

H.Res.798 - Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/798

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023578

See "Student Speech, Educational Policy, & College Campuses Today" from The Antiracist Research and Policy Center, American University, Washington DC (Feb. 2025)

https://www.american.edu/centers/antiracism/upload/student-speech-educational-policy-college-campuses-today.pdf

Claim: He voted to allow the Trump administration to revoke non-profit tax status from pro-Palestine organizations.

H.R.9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9495

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024458

See PBS article: “What to know about the House bill that could punish nonprofits over alleged ‘terrorist’ ties"

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-to-know-about-the-house-bill-that-could-punish-nonprofits-over-alleged-terrorist-ties

Claim: He also voted to ban representatives from the Palestine Liberation Organization—internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories—from entering the U.S. despite the fact that they are not designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S.

H.R.6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6679

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202428?Page=2

See Middle East Eye article: "War on Gaza: House passes bill banning entry of Palestinian Liberation Organisation into US" (Feb. 2024)

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-us-house-passes-bill-banning-entry-palestinian-liberation-organisation

Claim: Landsman voted to ban the State Department from citing Palestinian death tolls from the Gaza Health Ministry.

H.Amdt.1052 to H.R. 8771, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2025

https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/house-amendment/1052?s=a&r=15

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8771

https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-2/313

Claim: He voted for a Pro-Israel resolution declaring Israel is not a racist or apartheid nation. (It is, according to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the United Nations’ International Court of Justice.) 

Sources: 

H.Con.Res.57 - Expressing the sense of Congress supporting the State of Israel

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/57

https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/118-1/338

See Amnesty International's "Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity" (Feb 2022)

https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Full-Report.pdf

See Human Rights Watch's "A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution" (Feb 2021)

https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution

See the ICJ's "Summary of the Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024" in "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem" (July 2024)
https://www.icj-cij.org/node/204176

Claim: He has travelled to Israel multiple times since being elected and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, who both have arrest warrants from the United Nations’ International Criminal Court for war crimes. 

https://landsman.house.gov/posts/israel-august-2023-trip-recap

https://landsman.house.gov/posts/landsman-returns-from-bipartisan-congressional-visit-to-israel

Claim: Instead of respecting international law, Landsman voted to sanction the ICC for Netanyahu’s arrest warrant.

H.R.23 - Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/23

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/20257?Page=2

As of September 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 23, but it was blocked in the Senate. The bill aimed to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to the ICC's arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Claim: Landsman has undermined support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), the primary relief agency through which Palestinians receive life-saving support, through his public statements and legislative action. He has also not cosponsored recent Democratic efforts to restore funding to UNWRA and deliver aid to people in Gaza. 

H.Res.1102 - Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1102

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024102

Landsman voted in favor of H.R. 1102, a procedural resolution that facilitated the larger bill called The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPs) Act. SFOP is an appropriations package considered that included the SFOPs Appropriations Act. A provision within this specific bill prohibited any taxpayer funding from going to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Support for H.R. 1102 became a procedural means for cutting support to UNRWA.

Landsman did call for an amendment to H.R.7217, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, that that would have added funding for Ukraine, Palestinian humanitarian aid, and Taiwan:

https://landsman.house.gov/posts/landsman-offers-amendment-to-israel-funding-to-add-ukraine-palestinian-humanitarian-aid

His amendment was not accepted. Landsman nevertheless voted in support of the bill. (See his voting record above.)

Landsman X Post

https://x.com/RepGregLandsman/status/1950243853778419952

H.Res.473 - Calling for the urgent delivery and disbursement of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/473

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/224/cosponsors

H.R.2411 - UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act of 2025

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2411

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2411/cosponsors