Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated longtime incumbent Diana DeGette in Colorado this week. It was another sign that Democratic Party voters will no longer accept “Progressive Except for Palestine” candidates.
Israel is factoring into primaries across the United States, but perhaps nowhere more than New York.
Graham Platner prevailed in Maine’s Senate primary despite being heavily targeted by pro-Israel advocates. It’s the latest sign that Israel lobby smears no longer work as they used to.
This week, Dr. Adam Hamawy, a surgeon who volunteered in Gaza amid the genocide, won New Jersey’s 12th District primary. The win is obviously another loss for the Israel lobby, but it goes beyond simply adding another critic to Congress.
In an interview with Politico, Pennsylvania Governor and presidential hopeful Josh Shapiro suggested that some AIPAC criticism is antisemitic.
AIPAC says that being pro-Israel is good politics. But if that is true, why do they have to spend so much money on elections?
Abe Foxman died at 86. As the Anti-Defamation League’s national director, he helped build the Progressive Except Palestine liberal consensus and lived just long enough to see it collapse amid the Gaza genocide.
Over two dozen House Democrats have sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on the Trump administration to break its silence on Israel’s unclear weapons.