![]() ![]() Stunning rebuke of Netanyahu and call for new elections in particular upended the primary, and Bowman embraced the admonishment of the Netanyahu-led government by America’s highest-ranking Jewish elected official and a fellow New Yorker. And Bowman is trying to turn the support Latimer has received from pro-Israel organizations into a negative by accusing him of being aligned more with Republicans than key Democrats.įellow Squad member Ocasio-Cortez accused Israeli leaders of genocide - criticism Bowman shares. They’re doing everything they can to eradicate Hamas.”īut for Bowman and his allies, the changing views of the war within the party is a signal his left-leaning views of Israel are closer to the mainstream, he and his campaign said. Israel was attacked and is defending themselves. “We’re all concerned about innocent lives. “I think he’s been consistent,” Weprin said. Latimer’s position has come with the financial backing of major pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC,Īnd the endorsement of Democratic Majority for Israel political action committee.ĭavid Weprin, a Queens state assemblymember and Latimer supporter, said Latimer’s staunch backing for the country is the reason why he’s getting “so much support from the pro-Israel community.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - have been emboldened to criticize how the Israeli government is conducting the war. 7 Hamas attack weeks before formally launching his long-expected bid for the Democratic nomination.Īnd prior to his careful remarks this week, he has shown no sign he will dial back his stance even as prominent Democrats across the party’s ideological spectrum - from Schumer to Rep. He traveled to the country following the Oct. Latimer, a veteran suburban politician, initially built his primary challenge in part as a contrast to Bowman over Israel. “What it shows is the growing fissure in the Democratic Party between AIPAC, its Republican mega-donors and the 100 to 200 Republicans they endorse that oppose core Democratic values, like elections and abortion rights,” Usamah Andrabi, a spokesperson for the left-leaning Justice Democrats, an activist group in New York, said. Yet the war and the candidates’ evolving strategies in public and behind the scenes show the tightrope both Latimer and Bowman have to walk in the fiery intraparty fight in one of the nation’s largest Jewish districts - and the potential upside for Bowman as party leaders begin to moderate their support of Israel. They believe voters have already made up their minds about Israel and few can be persuaded. His pulling of a Capitol office building’s fire alarm. Latimer’s allies say the primary has always been about more than just Israel policy, citing Bowman’s vote against an infrastructure spending package and Westchester County Executive George Latimer is challenging Bowman in a hotly contested Democratic primary. ![]()
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