‘It’s become a litmus test’: wins for Israel critics shine light on key issue for Democrats

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Progressive candidates critical of Israel won key primary elections in New York, signaling a shift in the Democratic Party's stance on Israel and Gaza. This emerging bloc may influence Congressional debates and policy in the next term.

Candidates who believe Israel has committed genocide won big in New York – will it push the party to move their way? Regardless of which party wins control of Congress in November, New York City voters have all but ensured that next year a vocal bloc of new House Democrats will arrive on Capitol Hill, elected, in large part, because they believe Israel has committed a genocide in Gaza. That is an upshot of the primary elections held Tuesday in New York, where voters ousted two incumbent House Democrats and replaced a third who is retiring with progressives championed by Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading...