Foreign Policy
America must not fund genocide or human rights abuses anywhere in the world, including in Gaza.
Our foreign aid should reflect human rights and international law.
I will work to restore USAID, repair our relationships around the world, and stand up for human rights in every nation.
I will not accept contributions from PACs whose policies are inconsistent with human rights and international law, including AIPAC.
Why this matters
All people deserve to live in peace. As a scientist, I've had the privilege of working alongside people from around the globe. We must live up to the ideals we claim to hold: opportunity for all, respect for human rights and the rule of law, both at home and abroad.
In Congress, I will fight for foreign aid that reflects those principles. This means restoring the U.S. Agency for International Development, repairing our relationships around the world, and standing up for human rights in every nation.
Authorities with firsthand, in-person experience, including Doctors Without Borders and the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, have concluded that the Israeli government's actions in Gaza are genocidal. These actions must stop. The United States must not fund human rights abuses and violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory.
At a candidates' forum at the Muslim Center of Greater Princeton, I said: "Foreign aid must be predicated on human rights." The government of Israel is not living up to that standard. I have stated publicly that I will not accept contributions from PACs whose policies are inconsistent with human rights and international law, including AIPAC.
That same principle is why I cannot stay silent about antisemitism. Everyone deserves dignity and human rights, including Jews in the United States and worldwide. This is part of a single consistent principle. Criticism of a government's conduct, including Israel's, is not the same as antisemitism, and making that distinction protects Jewish communities.
Vaccines are central to this fight. They are among the greatest medical triumphs in human history, and undermining vaccine development puts millions of lives at risk. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others are spreading dangerous misinformation that has already cost lives. I will sponsor legislation to restore scientific integrity to the FDA and CDC, and ensure that vaccine policy is driven by evidence, not conspiracy theories.
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