Overview

• A post-primary survey of 531 NYC Democratic voters finds 78% view Israel’s Gaza operations as genocide, 79% support cutting U.S. weapons shipments, and 63% back enforcing the ICC arrest warrant for Prime Minister Netanyahu.
• Zohran Mamdani’s advocacy for Palestinian rights drew 62% of his supporters and his willingness to criticize Israeli government policy persuaded 46% of his voters, according to Data for Progress.
• Fifty-seven percent of Democratic primary voters say they would be less likely to support congressional candidates who refuse to endorse Mamdani for mayor, and 72% favor lawmakers who pledge to withhold U.S. arms to Israel.
• AIPAC cautions that Democrats breaking from its pro-Israel agenda risk electoral defeat after noting that all of its backed candidates won their primaries in the last cycle.
• Progressive Jewish organizations such as J Street and the New York Jewish Agenda have enabled elected officials to balance support for Israel’s security with public criticism of its government’s conduct.