U.S. House of Representatives (R-MS 4th District)

• Walter Michael Ezell is a Republican who has been representing Mississippi’s fourth congressional district since 2023. Ezell spent the previous forty years as a law enforcement officer, working for the Ocean Springs and Pascagoula Police Departments in Mississippi and later as Sheriff of Jackson County, from 2014–22.

• Ezell drew public attention in May 2024 when he knocked down a Palestinian American activist’s phone while she recorded him and asked him questions about Israel’s assault on Palestine. The activist filed assault charges against Ezell.

• In his short time in Congress, Ezell has already sponsored 15 pro-Israel bills, mostly aimed at sanctioning Iran, but also affirming support for Israel, providing appropriations to support Israel’s war, and withholding funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), among other issues.

• Ezell’s support for Israel likely stems from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) support: AIPAC has donated at least 15,000 USD to Ezell’s campaigns and has given him at least 10,000 USD through lobbying contributions.

• Chevron is another major donor to Ezell through campaign and lobbying contributions, having given at least 27,000 USD. Lobbying contribution reports also show that Ezell frequently meets with arms manufacturers that are currently providing Israel with weapons and military technology, including large companies such as Honeywell International, Rocket Lab USA, and Northrop Grumman, as well as less known companies such as Saildrone.

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