Democratic divisions on Israel come thundering back, in preview of fights to come

Brad Lander, a former New York City comptroller, campaigns for the House in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, June 23, 2026. Lander defeated Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who like Lander is Jewish, in a primary race consumed by the candidates’ positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Angelina Katsanis/The New York Times) By TIM BALK and JENNIFER MEDINA The midterm elections are ending, as they began, with Democrats fighting about Israel. The debate returned to center stage late in...