EXCLUSIVE: Centrist Ruben Gallego Circulating Letter Pushing Trump to Investigate Israeli Settler Violence

The letter, led by a centrist Democrat, underscores how much of the party, especially the more moderate wing, is being pushed to evolve their stances as anger among Americans over Israeli settler violence and Israel's genocide in Gaza grows.

Gallego’s leadership of the letter marks another shift in moderate Democrats’ approach to Israel and Palestine. Just last week, while in Iowa, Gallego attracted criticism for an exchange he had with voters. At a public event, Gallego had said, “The people of Gaza are in this situation because Donald Trump is President.”

Members in the crowd pointed out that Biden was president during Israel’s war on Gaza, too. Gallego responded: “Whatever, hey, this is your opinion, dude,” before continuing to discuss Israel’s wrongdoing and Republicans’ complete absence from responding to the devastation, despite being in total control of all three branches of government.

“[A]s the realities of Israel’s forced starvation and mass killing have become impossible to deny, and the constant calls from constituents have become too loud to ignore, AIPAC is losing its sway in the Democratic Party,” the Reject AIPAC coalition said Thursday.