Padilla Criticized for Continuing to Support Military Aid to Israel While Gaza Starves

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While Sen. Alex Padilla has been praised for his staunch opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration policy, many are criticizing his unwavering support of Israel as mass starvation and devastation overtake Gaza.

Since October 2023, around 60,000 Palestinians have been killed, including over 18,000 children, and more than 143,000 have been injured in Gaza and the West Bank. This number does not include the thousands more who remain unaccounted for under the rubble or who have died from hunger, dehydration and untreated wounds.

Yet, on July 30, Padilla and Sen. Adam Schiff were two of 16 Democrats who voted against halting arms sales to Israel. The majority of Senate Democrats, 27 others, voted in favor of supporting the two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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Even Padilla’s high school teacher wrote to him saying that “Israel has gone too far in retaliation for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas” and further questioned Padilla about why his name was not among the list of Democrats who voted to curb military aid.

https://sanfernandosun.com/2025/08/06/padilla-criticized-for-continuing-to-support-military-aid-to-israel-while-gaza-starves/