The United States must continue to support Israel as a secure homeland for the Jewish people... American support for Israel has been at the center of our Middle East policy for over six decades and must continue to be a central component of our foreign policy in the region.
Continue U.S. support for Israel as a secure Jewish homeland and central component of American Middle East policy.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists Sen. Cory A. Booker [D-NJ] as a cosponsor of S.720 on 11/29/2018. The bill's latest action was referral to committee, and its status was Introduced.
The Congress.gov summary says S.720 opposed UNHRC pressure for divestment from Israel and encouraged full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014.
Congress.gov lists Booker as a cosponsor of S.Res.176 on 06/05/2017 and states the resolution was agreed to in the Senate by a 90-0 vote.
The Senate roll call for S.Res.176 shows the resolution agreed to 90-0, but Booker (D-NJ) is listed as Not Voting.
For H.R.3364, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, the Senate vote result was Bill Passed, 98-2; Booker (D-NJ), Yea.
Congress.gov states H.R.3364 became Public Law No. 115-44 and directed sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile or WMD programs, military transfers, and the IRGC.
The Senate roll call on S.1 says the bill would authorize appropriations to Israel; Booker (D-NJ) voted Nay while the bill passed 77-23.
Congress.gov records S.1 as passed by the Senate 77-23 on 02/05/2019, then held at the House desk, with status Passed Senate.
On the motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.133, the Senate agreed 92-6; Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea.
Congress.gov states H.R.133 became Public Law No. 116-260 on 12/27/2020 after passing the Senate and resolving differences.
Assessments
Booker won the 2014 U.S. Senate race and, during the resulting 2015-2021 term, supported enacted federal measures consistent with continued U.S. support for Israel and Israel's regional security environment. Most notably, he voted for H.R.3364, which became Public Law 115-44 and imposed Iran-related sanctions, and he voted for the final H.R.133 appropriations package that became Public Law 116-260. He also cosponsored pro-Israel measures such as S.Res.176 and S.720, though those were symbolic or unenacted, and he voted against S.1, a broad Middle East security bill that included Israel funding authorization. The contrary and partial evidence tempers confidence, but the broad promise to continue U.S. support was substantially met within the same Senate term through enacted policy support and related legislative activity.