
Pressure and threats steer Smith on Israel aid vote
Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, says he voted to strip $3.3 billion in Israel aid after a violent and relentless intimidation campaign by far-left activists, including vandalism at his home, a driveway fire, disrupted town halls and an assaulted staffer; he argues the vote was aimed at pressuring the Netanyahu government to change its actions, though he still supports Israel and urges civil discourse over intimidation.



