"As next year's midterm elections approach, New York City is quickly emerging as an epicenter of Democratic conflict, with a growing number of left-wing primary challengers targeting pro-Israel congressional incumbents as well as an expanding roster of candidates vying for an open House seat that is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in the country. In races spanning the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, new challengers are eyeing primaries to take on the moderate wing of the Democratic"
"While Mamdani has publicly discouraged one fellow democratic socialist in Brooklyn from a brewing campaign to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who endorsed Mamdani in the final weeks of the election, "the big unknown is the role that Mamdani is going to play" in the June primary elections, Chris Coffey, a Democratic strategist, told Jewish Insider. It also is unclear whether pro-Israel groups such as AIPAC and Democratic Majority for Israel will engage in the upcoming primaries."
New York City has become a focal point of intra-Democratic contests as left-wing primary challengers target pro-Israel incumbents and compete for an open House seat representing a large Jewish community. Contests span the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with progressives aiming at the party's moderate wing after Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory elevated a staunch democratic socialist and critic of Israel. Mamdani's potential involvement in primaries is uncertain as he balances a diverse coalition and an affordability agenda. Pro-Israel organizations' engagement remains unclear, while the activist left faces organizational and messaging challenges, including split primary fields.
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