# Hakeem Jeffries Under Fire as Pro-Israel Democrat Tapped for Top Post *Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/source/26943e23 *Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/source/26943e23.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1 Publisher: Newsweek · published 2026-08-26 · read 2026-09-06 Original: https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-under-fire-as-pro-israel-democrat-tapped-for-top-post-12372307 *A source is testimony, not proof. The document itself is never republished here.* ## Who is named (27) - [YouGov tracker](https://truthscore.com/entity/026cb708) - [Hasan Piker](https://truthscore.com/entity/13cefc97) - [Haley Stevens](https://truthscore.com/entity/1fefe474) - [Al Jazeera](https://truthscore.com/entity/39b69db8) - [Jared Moskowitz](https://truthscore.com/entity/3a27174f) - [Ben Rhodes](https://truthscore.com/entity/42471438) - [AP‑NORC poll (earlier 2026)](https://truthscore.com/entity/45140814) - [Prem Thakker](https://truthscore.com/entity/4c0e0c87) - [Kyle Kulinski](https://truthscore.com/entity/56d6315c) - [IMEU Policy Project YouGov survey](https://truthscore.com/entity/573b7af4) - [Cenk Uygur](https://truthscore.com/entity/5949c1c0) - [Gallup poll (February 2026)](https://truthscore.com/entity/60bdf9a6) - [Gaza Strip](https://truthscore.com/entity/634f6f30) - [Abdul El‑Sayed](https://truthscore.com/entity/6ca42f30) - [Hakeem Jeffries](https://truthscore.com/entity/7aa0367c) - [CNN poll (July)](https://truthscore.com/entity/9ba3832b) - [Israel](https://truthscore.com/entity/9e6b26cf) - [NBC News](https://truthscore.com/entity/c880a7e7) - [Chuck Schumer](https://truthscore.com/entity/ccab5a5f) - [Jared Kushner](https://truthscore.com/entity/cf1d8bf2) - [Gregory Meeks](https://truthscore.com/entity/d91e8320) - [Civiqs national tracking poll](https://truthscore.com/entity/dd95af4f) - [Fox News poll (August)](https://truthscore.com/entity/e10d46f1) - [Hamid Bendaas](https://truthscore.com/entity/e78ba44a) - [IMEU Policy Project](https://truthscore.com/entity/e84d63fb) - [United States](https://truthscore.com/entity/f6d3f5b6) - [Wally Rashid](https://truthscore.com/entity/ff094031) ## What it added - [Hakeem Jeffries is facing renewed criticism from progressives after a pro‑Israel Democrat received a key foreign‑policy assignment while Democratic voters are…](https://truthscore.com/claim/afc713fa) > House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is facing renewed criticism from progressives after one of the House's most outspoken pro-Israel Democrats received a key foreign policy assignment at a time when Democratic voters are increasingly critical of Israel's conduct in Gaza. - [Jared Moskowitz was named ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a32cadb1) > Florida Representative Jared Moskowitz was named ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday, a decision announced by New York Representative Gregory Meeks, the panel's top Democrat. - [Gregory Meeks announced the decision to name Jared Moskowitz ranking member.](https://truthscore.com/claim/56395dc1) > Florida Representative Jared Moskowitz was named ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday, a decision announced by New York Representative Gregory Meeks, the panel's top Democrat. - [Progressives have cast the appointment as a sign of Democratic leadership's unwillingness to shift on Israel.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a7e287fc) > While Meeks is the committee's ranking member, Jeffries has been the one who has absorbed most of the backlash, with progressives casting the pick as another sign of Democratic leadership's unwillingness to shift on Israel, even as its voters have. - [Jared Moskowitz thanked Jeffries and Meeks, called the appointment an honor, and pledged to strengthen relationships between the United States, Israel and Gulf…](https://truthscore.com/claim/bacb4e2c) > Moskowitz confirmed the appointment on X, thanking Jeffries and Meeks, calling it an honor and pledging to strengthen relationships between the United States, Israel and Gulf allies at what he described as a moment of significant change across the region. - [Ben Rhodes said the decision amounted to a giant "f*** you from Democratic leadership to Democratic voters."](https://truthscore.com/claim/23a85617) > Ben Rhodes, a former deputy national security adviser under President Barack Obama, wrote on X that the decision amounted to a giant "f*** you from Democratic leadership to Democratic voters." - [Cenk Uygur argued that political donors have shaped how lawmakers in both parties approach Israel and issues involving pharmaceutical companies and defense…](https://truthscore.com/claim/7f748770) > Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, focused on a different part of the decision, arguing that the influence of political donors has shaped how lawmakers in both parties approach Israel, as well as issues involving pharmaceutical companies and defense contractors. - [Prem Thakker pointed to new polling showing Democratic voter support for sanctions against Israel and an end to weapons transfers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e9cc1bb8) > Journalist Prem Thakker echoed the criticism over the timing, pointing to the new polling showing support among Democratic voters for sanctions against Israel and an end to weapons transfers. - [Kyle Kulinski wrote that Jeffries had picked a "diet MAGA pro‑war pro‑Israel" Democrat and said Jeffries needs to resign.](https://truthscore.com/claim/5cc884ec) > Another prominent critic, podcast host Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk, wrote on X that Jeffries had picked a "diet MAGA pro-war pro-Israel" Democrat to lead on foreign policy and said Jeffries "needs to resign." - [Hasan Piker argued that Democratic leaders were ignoring their voters on a lopsided issue.](https://truthscore.com/claim/38d38958) > Hasan Piker, the left-wing streamer who broadcasts as HasanAbi, also weighed in, arguing that Democratic leaders were ignoring their voters on what he described as a lopsided issue. - [Wally Rashid suggested that Jeffries's meeting with Jared Kushner could be connected to Moskowitz's promotion, without providing evidence.](https://truthscore.com/claim/64220655) > Wally Rashid, a Palestinian-American journalist and political commentator, took the criticism in a different direction, pointing to earlier reporting that Jeffries had met with Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and a special peace envoy. Rashid suggested that the meeting could be connected to Moskowitz's promotion, although he offered no evidence linking the two events. - [26 % of respondents viewed Jeffries favorably through August 12, while 54 % viewed him unfavorably and 20 % were unsure.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ef725211) > A Civiqs national tracking poll found that 26 percent of respondents viewed Jeffries favorably through August 12, compared with 54 percent who viewed him unfavorably. Another 20 percent said they were unsure. - [A CNN poll conducted by SSRS in July found Jeffries's unfavorable rating had reached one of its highest points since the network began tracking him.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e5a02151) > A CNN poll conducted by SSRS in July found Jeffries' unfavorable rating had reached one of its highest points since the network began tracking him. - [In the July 23‑27 survey, 16 % of respondents viewed Jeffries favorably and 32 % viewed him unfavorably.](https://truthscore.com/claim/46a5feb9) > In that survey, conducted July 23-27, 16 percent of respondents viewed the House Democratic leader favorably, compared with 32 percent who viewed him unfavorably. - [The 13‑point gap was the widest CNN has recorded on Jeffries since December 2022, when 17 % viewed him favorably and 19 % unfavorably.](https://truthscore.com/claim/099fe97b) > The 13-point gap was the widest CNN has recorded on Jeffries since December 2022, when 17 percent viewed him favorably and 19 percent unfavorably. - [Jeffries's unfavorable rating climbed to 27 % in April before reaching 36 % this spring.](https://truthscore.com/claim/147af75b) > His unfavorable rating climbed to 27 percent in April before reaching 36 percent this spring. - [Jeffries ranks 22nd among national Democrats with a 30 % popularity rating, well behind the party's most popular figures.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c46ec277) > Jeffries ranks 22nd on the list, with a 30 percent popularity rating, well behind the party's most popular figures. - [A Fox News poll released in August found 41 % of respondents viewed the Democratic Party favorably and 56 % unfavorably.](https://truthscore.com/claim/70719cd6) > A Fox News poll released this month found that 41 percent of respondents viewed the party favorably, compared with 56 percent who viewed it unfavorably. - [Fox News polling also found that 77 % of self‑identified Democrats hold a favorable view of their own party, down from 87 % a year earlier.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4df10aa1) > Fox News polling also found that 77 percent of self-identified Democrats now hold a favorable view of their own party, down from 87 percent a year earlier. - [An AP‑NORC poll conducted earlier in 2026 found that 67 % of Democrats approved of their party, down from 85 % in September 2024.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2105e86f) > A separate AP-NORC poll conducted earlier this year found that 67 percent of Democrats approved of their party, down from 85 percent in September 2024. - [Jeffries said Democrats would definitely win back control of the House in the November midterm elections.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b5ba4b10) > In an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker last year, he said Democrats would "definitely" win back control of the chamber. - [The IMEU Policy Project commissioned a YouGov survey of Democratic voters in six early‑primary states.](https://truthscore.com/claim/5b56965e) > The IMEU Policy Project, a think tank focused on Palestinian human rights, commissioned a YouGov survey of Democratic voters in South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia, states that will play an early role in the 2028 presidential nominating process. - [In Michigan, 80 % of respondents said they believed Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including 91 % of those under 45.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7bc44aff) > In Michigan, 80 percent of respondents said they believed Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including 91 percent of those under 45. - [In South Carolina, 52 % said they opposed selling arms to Israel and 2 % said they supported military assistance.](https://truthscore.com/claim/88191b73) > In South Carolina, 52 percent said they opposed selling arms to Israel, while just 2 percent said they supported military assistance. - [Hamid Bendaas told Al Jazeera that the poll results show how far Democratic voters have moved on Israel.](https://truthscore.com/claim/9d157731) > Hamid Bendaas, a spokesperson for the IMEU Policy Project, told Al Jazeera that the results show how far Democratic voters have moved on Israel. - [A Gallup poll released in February 2026 found that 65 % of Democrats now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, compared with 17 % who side with…](https://truthscore.com/claim/663ce50c) > A Gallup poll released in February found that 65 percent of Democrats now sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis, compared with 17 percent who side with Israel. - [Jeffries has long been one of the strongest defenders of the U.S.–Israel relationship in the House Democratic Caucus.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1553c7f8) > Jeffries has long been one of the strongest defenders of the U.S.-Israel relationship in the House Democratic Caucus, a position he has maintained as the party's base has shifted. - [Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has taken a similarly steadfast position on Israel.](https://truthscore.com/claim/df5ba38c) > Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a New York Democrat, has taken a similarly steadfast position. - [In July 2026, more than 100 House Democrats, nearly half of the caucus, voted to block a weapons transfer to Israel, a measure neither Jeffries nor Schumer…](https://truthscore.com/claim/1b05d33b) > In July, more than 100 House Democrats, nearly half of the caucus, voted to block a weapons transfer to Israel, a measure neither Jeffries nor Schumer supported. - [Abdul El‑Sayed defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a pro‑Israel opponent, to win the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b0e286b8) > This month, Abdul El‑Sayed defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a pro‑Israel opponent who had outspent him by more than $60 million to win the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. - [Bendaas argued that closing the gap between the party's official position and its voters would require new leadership willing to break from the status‑quo view…](https://truthscore.com/claim/44e2c24f) > Bendaas argued that closing the gap between the party's official position and its voters would require new leadership willing to break from what he called a status quo view of the relationship with Israel. ## What it cost Reading this document into the graph cost $0.02.