No, the Democratic Party is not shifting on Israel

Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026.

What happened

Recent progressive wins of outspoken Israel critics in Democratic primaries have generated a lot of optimism. Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for a Senate seat in Michigan after AIPAC and its allies spent more than $54m against him in what came to be the most expensive Democratic Senate primary in US history.

In New Jersey, a surgeon named Adam Hamawy. This person as a medical volunteer refused to leave Gaza until the last member of his team could evacuate, won a 12-person primary in a House of Representatives race.

The bottom line

In short, no, the Democratic Party is not shifting on Israel is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.