Mary Silva
R · U.S. House, WA-1 · Tier 1/2
Tier 1/2, between “Firmly pro-Israel” and “Mainstream pro-Israel”
Everett audiologist whose 2026 Ballotpedia survey names as her highest priority “public hearings into the involvement of Israeli and other foreign intelligence agencies in the terrorist attacks on our soil on September 11, 2001”. Her 2024 survey lists Christopher Bollyn among authors who educated her and told HeraldNet in July 2026 that he “revealed the motivations and the networks behind Mossad’s involvement in 911”. In March 2024 videos on her campaign YouTube channel she said she was running to “repair relations with Israel,” said “the APAC lobby is too strong” while accusing “Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party” of espionage against the U.S., and, asked whether Israel is an ally, answered: “I do. I believe we need to help strengthen Israel. I see the problem with Netanyahu and Likud.” Her campaign home page features her video “How does Netanyahu get away with war crimes?”, which is about Israeli espionage and cyber threats. No statement on Gaza, aid or weapons, or Palestinians was found.
A thin 1/2. In a March 2024 video on her campaign YouTube channel, asked whether Israel is an ally, she answered: “I do. I believe we need to help strengthen Israel. I see the problem with Netanyahu and Likud.” In another that month she said she was running to “repair relations with Israel.” That is support for Israel itself, with no word on Gaza, Palestinian civilians, aid or weapons. Her complaints are aimed at Netanyahu, his Likud party and AIPAC, set in conspiracy claims of Israeli espionage against the U.S. and of Israeli intelligence in the 9/11 attacks, claims that many in the United States and Europe regard as an antisemitic trope; criticism of a prime minister and his party is not concern for Palestinians. She holds no office and has led nothing on the issue, and FEC filings show no pro-Israel PAC money. On a thin record: a few sentences in 2024 videos. Counter-case: unrated, since the words are two years old and appear only in her own videos, and her 2026 survey’s highest priority is hearings on the 9/11 claim, not a position on aid, weapons or Gaza.
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