Young progressive Democrats are splitting from the party on Israel

Demonstrators sit inside the Canon House office building calling on Congress for an immediate ceasefire and for humanitarian assistance to be allowed to enter Gaza, during a rally on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The progressive Jewish group If Not Now went to Capitol Hill last week to talk to lawmakers and hold a rally.

While the group sang a call-and-response of “cease-fire now” and “not in our name” next to the Reflecting Pool, Matan Arad-Neeman, the group’s spokesman, explained why they were there.

“We’ve only seen — what is it — 17 members of Congress so far call for a cease-fire. And I’m so grateful for their moral courage,” he said. “But the rest of Congress needs to step up and end this bloodshed.”