A new test for Democrats - where they stand on Israel

A new test for Democrats - where they stand on IsraelTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Watch: Why has support for Israel fallen among Democrats?ByKayla EpsteinReporting fromNew YorkPublished2 minutes agoFour months before the US midterm elections, a rising challenge confronts the Democratic Party.Israel, and its military campaign in Gaza and the wider Middle East, is fast becoming one of the party's defining issues and could play a role in reshaping the Democratic Party's leadership in future elections.The evidence so far from the 2026 Democratic primaries, in which voters pick the candidate who will represent the party in November, suggests this could become a wedge issue between the base and the leadership.The results of last week's New York City congressional primaries were the clearest example yet and these divisions were particularly evident in the race to represent the city's 10th congressional district.While both Democratic candidates were Jewish, opposed President Donald Trump's agenda, and identified as liberal Zionists, one had a markedly tougher stance on Israel than the other.City Comptroller Brad Lander, who has called Israel's military campaign in Gaza a genocide, pledged to vote against US funding for Israel's military, and said he would not accept campaign donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbying group.Meanwhile, Congressman Dan Goldman, who has also criticised the Israeli government and opposed the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, did not use the term genocide to refer to Gaza, and had previously received contributions from AIPAC.Goldman spoke frequently on antisemitism and received backing from some community leaders in the Orthodox Jewish community, which is a prominent voting base.Last week, Lander's approach prevailed. He defeated Goldman in a landslide.Image source, Getty Images...