Far-Left Activists Are Terrorizing Democrats over Israel

When Democratic Representative Adam Smith voted with 103 of his fellow Democrats for a failed measure that would have drawn U.S. support for Israel down to zero, he explained that he had done so under duress.

It was “a very close vote for me,” he wrote. Ultimately, though, he felt that he had been bullied into his “aye.” He decried the “tactics used by the far left” to menace him into submission. Among them, the vandalization of his home, the fires set in his driveway, the harassment of his neighbors, the efforts by agitators to “shut down” his town halls, and even the fact that one of his staffers was “physically assaulted.”

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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When Democratic Representative Adam Smith voted with 103 of his fellow Democrats for a failed measure that would have drawn U.S. support for Israel down to zero, he explained that he had done so under duress.

It was “a very close vote for me,” he wrote. Ultimately, though, he felt that he had been bullied into his “aye.” He decried the “tactics used by the far left” to menace him into submission. Among them, the vandalization of his home, the fires set in his driveway, the harassment of his neighbors, the efforts by agitators to “shut down” his town halls, and even the fact that one of his staffers was “physically assaulted.”

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.