NEW YORK (VINnews) — U.S. Senator John Fetterman has expressed deep concern over what he sees as growing radicalization within the Democratic Party and an increasingly anti-Israel trend among its members.

“I’m still a Democrat, but if our party ever officially becomes anti-Israel, that will be the time to leave it. I can’t be part of a place that lacks moral clarity,” Fetterman said.

He added: “I’m very concerned about what’s happening within the party. It’s moving further and further away from Israel and could ultimately turn its back on it.”

To illustrate his concerns, Fetterman pointed to a recently defeated legislative proposal that sought to eliminate U.S. security assistance to Israel.

In an unusual twist, the measure was introduced by a Republican lawmaker, but none of his fellow Republicans supported it, while more than 100 Democrats voted in favor.

“We’re seeing the kinds of people who have been winning our primaries lately,” Fetterman said. “They’re becoming increasingly anti-Israel and hostile toward those who hold pro-Israel views.”

In his opinion, “some people are riding a wave of anti-Israel sentiment to gain voters’ support and are exploiting the situation inappropriately.”

Fetterman has long been regarded as one of Israel’s strongest supporters in the U.S. Senate. Immediately after Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, he displayed photographs of all the hostages held by Hamas outside his Senate office and kept them there until every hostage had returned home.

When pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside his office accusing Israel of committing genocide, Fetterman responded by pointing to the Israeli flag flying from the roof of the building.