Jon Ossoff

In June 2025, Ossoff said that America's commitment to Israel had been demonstrated by U.S. efforts to defend Israel from incoming Iranian missiles. He said he had cosponsored bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S.-Israel cooperation against missile, rocket, and drone threats and requested an additional $500 million for joint defense programs, including Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow.

In September 2023, Ossoff introduced the bipartisan Middle East Security Coordination Act to authorize continued funding for the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority and protect the position from being downgraded. He said the office played a crucial role in protecting U.S. interests and reducing conflict.

In September 2023, Ossoff met with former Israeli Prime Minister and opposition leader Yair Lapid. The two affirmed that the vital U.S.-Israel alliance should remain founded on shared commitments to democratic values and institutions.

On April 15, 2026, Ossoff voted for motions to discharge S.J. Res. 32 and S.J. Res. 138 from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The resolutions would have advanced congressional disapproval of proposed sales to Israel of Caterpillar D9 bulldozers and 12,000 1,000-pound bomb bodies and related support. Both discharge motions failed, 40-59 and 36-63.

Ossoff’s most recent direct explanation of Israel arms-sale votes, from July 2025, said he supported blocking a rifle transfer because of severe civilian deprivation in Gaza and concerns that the weapons could go to police under Itamar Ben-Gvir, while he opposed blocking air-to-ground munitions because Israel needed air power to deter missile and rocket attacks. That record indicates a willingness to restrict particular transfers rather than opposition to all U.S. security assistance to Israel.

In a 2020 position paper, Ossoff said that an Iranian nuclear weapons capability would pose an existential threat to Israel and a critical threat to U.S. national security. He supported a diplomatic agreement preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, extending the JCPOA's sunset provisions, and enforcing strict international monitoring of Iran's uranium enrichment.

In February 2026, Ossoff said that Iran's uranium enrichment had long destabilized the region but opposed an unauthorized regime-change war, arguing that the administration had not demonstrated an imminent threat or exhausted diplomacy. He said that sending American forces into combat should be a last resort.

In March 2026, Ossoff pressed the Director of National Intelligence to clarify whether Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat after the Intelligence Community assessed that Iran's enrichment program had been destroyed and that Iran had made no effort to rebuild it.

In a November 2023 Senate floor speech, Ossoff condemned attempts to minimize or justify Hamas's atrocities. He said there could be no justification for the deliberate massacre, torture, and abduction of civilians and stated that Israel had the right to take decisive action to defend itself and bring the perpetrators to justice.

In February 2024, Ossoff and Senator Raphael Warnock led 25 senators in supporting diplomatic efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. Their letter described Hamas as a brutal terrorist organization and said that removing Hamas from power in Gaza was in Israel's vital national interest.

In July 2025, Ossoff described Hamas as a despicable terrorist organization whose tactics, refusal to release hostages, and refusal to lay down its arms prolonged civilian suffering. He urged the administration to use the full weight of the U.S. government to secure the hostages' release and end Hamas rule in Gaza.

On October 7, 2023, Ossoff condemned Hamas's indiscriminate and murderous assault on Israel. He said he had spoken with Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan-Dadon to convey Georgians' support for Israel and their outrage and grief over the murder of Israeli civilians.

On October 10, 2023, Ossoff spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to condemn the attacks and express Georgia's support for Israel. He also joined Senate colleagues in urging allied ambassadors to unite in condemning Hamas terrorism and sent remarks to a Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta solidarity event describing the massacre as an act of unconscionable brutality against Israeli civilians.

In December 2022, Ossoff joined members of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism in urging President Biden to establish a federal interagency task force. The lawmakers called for greater coordination among federal agencies, a unified national strategy, and a common federal definition of antisemitism.

In February 2026, Ossoff and several Senate colleagues launched an inquiry into the Department of Defense's planned use of Grok, citing reports that the AI chatbot had promoted antisemitic content, Holocaust denial, and racist ideologies. They asked what safeguards would prevent harmful content from spreading within federal systems.

In February 2023, Ossoff condemned antisemitic flyers delivered to Jewish homes and businesses in Georgia. He said Georgia's Jewish community would not be intimidated by cowardly acts of hate and described the incident as an attempt to sow fear and division.

In January 2026, Ossoff condemned the arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, and in March 2026 he condemned the attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan. After the Michigan attack, he said his office remained available to Jewish organizations and institutions in Georgia during a period of heightened threat.

In July 2023, Ossoff delivered keynote remarks at a Macon unity rally after neo-Nazi demonstrators targeted Temple Beth Israel and other Jewish communities in Georgia. He described the swastika as a symbol of massacre, slavery, medical experimentation, extermination, and genocide and called for sustained political action and solidarity against hatred and extremism.

In March 2022, Ossoff questioned a senior FBI official about domestic violent extremism and the rise in antisemitic hate crimes. He referenced white supremacists marching in Charlottesville and asked what the FBI was doing to prevent, investigate, and prosecute antisemitic attacks.