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ARTICLE VIEW:
DNC panel fails to advance dueling resolutions on Israel’s war in
Gaza
By Arit John, CNN
Updated:
1:14 PM EDT, Tue August 26, 2025
Source: CNN
A Democratic National Committee panel on Tuesday failed to advance
dueling resolutions on the party’s stance on Israel’s war in Gaza,
after one proposal was voted down and a second was withdrawn.
The DNC’s resolutions panel considered two measures Tuesday morning
at the committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis: a proposal
introduced by chair that echoed language in the party’s platform on
the issue and a resolution backed by progressives that called for a
suspension of military aid to Israel.
The panel unanimously advanced Martin’s resolution and voted down the
resolution calling for an arms embargo. Martin later made the stunning
decision to withdraw his resolution to allow for further discussion, a
motion that was also supported by the whole committee.
“I know that there are some who are interested in making changes
today, but as we’ve seen, there’s divide in our party on this
issue,” Martin said. “This is a moment that calls for shared
dialog. It calls for shared advocacy, and that’s why I’ve decided
today, at this moment, listening to the testimony and listening to
people in our party, to withdraw my amendment and resolution.”
The DNC chair said he would refer the issue to a task force
“comprised of stakeholders on all sides of this to continue to have
the conversation” and report back to the party.
Martin’s resolution called for “secure and unrestricted delivery of
humanitarian assistance” in Gaza, reaffirmed the DNC’s support for
a ceasefire and the , and stated the committee supports a two-state
solution.
The progressive-backed resolution was voted down via voice vote. A
proposed amendment to add language calling for the release of hostages
in Gaza and to oppose only offensive weapons also failed.
Nathan Soltz, a DNC member from Oregon, said that while he appreciated
the effort to amend the resolution, it didn’t got far enough for him.
“This is an issue that I hear about all the time and that I know is
very salient to young Democrats,” he said, adding that the party had
in Martin’s resolution “something very strong.”
It was a dramatic ending to one of the most controversial resolutions
before the committee. One audience member shouted “you’ve got to be
f**king kidding me” after the progressive-backed resolution failed.
Martin later huddled off to the side with the sponsors of that
resolution before deciding to withdraw his own.
The two resolutions were the results of a failed weekslong attempt to
combine the proposals into a unified resolution that might win broad
support among members.
Allison Minnerly, a 26-year-old Florida organizer and new DNC member,
introduced a resolution on Gaza this month that called on the committee
to ask party leaders, including elected officials, to back an immediate
ceasefire, an arms embargo and suspension of military aid to Israel. If
passed, the DNC would have urged “its elected members of Congress to
recognize Palestine as country.”
Minnerly said it was disappointing that the party was going to continue
debating the issue instead of taking a stance. She pointed to that
shows an overwhelming majority of Democrats disapprove of Israel’s
military actions in Gaza.
“I think that prolonging this conversation just avoids the necessary
alignment that has to happen with the base,” she told CNN after the
vote.
The dueling resolutions highlight the within the party over how
Democrats should respond to Israel’s war in Gaza and the ensuing
humanitarian crisis. Similar debates have taken place at the state
level, including in North Carolina, where Democrats passed a calling
for an arms embargo. As public opinion has become more critical of
Israel’s military tactics, progressive members of the party have
called for a more forceful condemnation of the war and the United
States’ role in it.
Critics of Martin’s resolution said that, in an effort to treat both
sides equally, the proposal failed to address the scale of Israel’s
response to Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. Those opposed to the
progressive-backed resolution say calling for an arms embargo goes too
far, and the proposal doesn’t mention the October 7 attack.
Israel’s supporters within the DNC have, meanwhile, sought to strike
a middle ground between condemning Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s right-wing government and still advocating for military
and financial support for Israel.
Democratic Majority for Israel President Brian Romick called the
progressive-backed resolution “a flawed, irresponsible resolution at
a Democratic National Committee meeting that will further sow division
within our Party and do nothing to help bring an end to the
Israel-Hamas war” and called on the resolutions committee to reject
it.
Meanwhile, the committee advanced a resolution to take steps toward of
dark money in the 2028 presidential primaries.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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