Democratic Socialists announce Israel arms embargo campaign targeting suppliers and transport

The Democratic Socialists of America has announced a US campaign for an arms embargo on Israel, targeting companies involved in producing and transporting military equipment, Hindustan Times reported on 26 October. DSA has scheduled a national campaign launch call for 29 October. The effort extends its demands beyond the shipment of weapons to the companies it says help move and make them.

Which companies DSA is targeting

DSA names United Airlines and Elbit Systems of America as initial targets. The group says the latter now uses the name Twenty-Six Defense in the United States. Its campaign notice says a national organising committee worked with the Palestinian Youth Movement and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights to identify strategic targets. That approach focuses pressure on particular parts of the supply chain rather than attempting to confront the entire US–Israel military relationship at once.

Why the campaign reaches beyond arms shipments

In its announcement, DSA described its proposal as a ‘total embargo’ extending beyond arms transfers. It said it wanted to apply pressure to companies that manufacture or transport equipment used by Israel. The group framed the effort as one built by workers, unions and communities, and said it would work through strategic pressure points as its movement grows. Those stated aims explain why an airline appears alongside a defence company in its initial list.

The campaign comes ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections, as the Israel–Hamas war and violence in the occupied West Bank remain issues for progressive activists, Hindustan Times reported. DSA has long supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which seeks economic pressure on Israel over its policies toward Palestinians. The new campaign applies that broader approach to military supply chains, with the 29 October call set as its next announced step.