Pro-Israel centrist George Latimer on Tuesday defeated Rep. Jamaal Bowman, one of the most outspoken critics of Israel in Congress, in a contentious Democratic primary in suburban New York. The vote put a spotlight on the party’s divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. Bowman has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have died in military strikes.
George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday in a Democratic primary in suburban New York that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza.
