12 Dems join GOP lawmakers to threaten UN funding over 'ongoing hostility' to Israel

FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 bipartisan House lawmakers are warning that the United Nations' funding could be on the line if the international entity retaliates against Israel over its war with Hamas.

"We write to express our deep concern about prospective efforts of the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel's status at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) and strip the State of Israel of its key privileges in the body," a letter led by Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla, read.

"Any downgrade in Israel's status or standing at the UNGA will result in a corresponding downgrade of U.S. financial, material and political support to the U.N."

The message, sent to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, was signed by 105 of their Republican and Democrat colleagues.

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Signatories include all the House Republican leadership, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 11 House Democrats, in addition to Moskowitz - a testament to the significant support Israel continues to receive from Congress, particularly in the House of Representatives.

The lawmakers said they were "outraged" by the UNGA's recent adoption of a resolution demanding Israel return all land and assets it settled in the Palestinian Territories since 1967. It also calls on nations to halt treaty and trade relations with Israel where Palestinian territories are involved.