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Can a liberal Zionist win with the pro-Palestinian movement? Brad Lander is trying.

JL;DR SUMMARY Brad Lander is navigating a nuanced path in his congressional campaign for New York's 10th District by aligning with pro-Palestinian movements while maintaining his identity as a liberal Zionist. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismProgressive PoliticsDan GoldmanJewish Muslim RelationsZohran MamdaniNew York PoliticsBrad LanderU.S. Military Aid To IsraelPro Palestinian Movement

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New York City, New York, United States
"Congressional candidate Brad Lander with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on June 14."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A voter canvass rally for Brad Lander in Brooklyns Carroll Park on Sunday looked, in many ways, like the kind of gathering that helped propel New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to power."
Boerum Hill, New York, United States
"Over a plate of crispy potato latkes topped with an over-easy egg at Mile End Delicatessen in Boerum Hill on Friday morning, Lander reflected on the contradiction at the center of his congressional campaign."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"and gained further attention after getting arrested at a Manhattan ICE court last year"
Lower East Side, New York, United States
"At the Greek Jewish Festival on the Lower East Side earlier this month, one critic approached him demanding to know his favorite intifada."
Park Slope, New York, United States
"the Park Slope Food Coops vote to boycott Israeli products"
Israel
"Speakers denounced the war in Gaza as a genocide and called for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel."
Palestinian Territories
"Lander is embracing much of the language and policy agenda of the pro-Palestinian movement, including describing Israels conduct in Gaza as genocide"

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