Pro-Israel candidates lose big in NYC House primaries
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Three Democratic candidates for House seats in New York prevailed on Tuesday night in a massive rebuke to the party establishment. Though each race was representative of a broader dissatisfaction with incumbents and specific district-level dynamics, the U.S. relationship with Israel and funding from big-money lobbies, including AIPAC, became central components in each of these races. Following in the footsteps Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election in 2025, Brad Lander (N.Y.-10), Claire Valdez (N.Y.-7), and Darializa Avila Chevalier (N.Y.-13) all scored wins in Tuesday’
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