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David__77

(24,899 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:45 AM 19 hrs ago

Jewish anti-Zionist candidate David Orkin wins NY Assembly primary amid leftist sweep



Orkin, 35, an immigrant workers’ rights attorney and union organizer, received 58.8 percent of the vote, while Rajkumar, who has represented the district since 2021 and is the first South Asian woman ever elected to office in the state, received 40.9%. The district covers a swath of Queens, including parts of Ridgewood, Glendale, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill.

“Pro-Palestine candidates are sweeping in NYC tonight,” Jewish Voice for Peace Action wrote in a post on Instagram celebrating Orkin’s win Tuesday. “Palestine was on the ballot — and won. David will be a champion for Palestinian freedom in Albany.”



While Orkin was not endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose winning endorsements of Lander, Chevalier and Valdez signaled a pro-Palestinian lurch for the party in the city with the world’s largest Jewish population outside of Israel. Nonetheless, his victory elevated a self-described anti-Zionist to the ranks of New York’s elected officials at a time when debates over Israel have become increasingly prominent within Democratic politics.

While Israel-related issues were not listed on Orkin’s platform, which centered on affordability and immigration, he repeatedly expressed his support for a “free Palestine” and attacked Rajkumar’s record of support for the Jewish state during his campaign.



https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-anti-zionist-candidate-david-orkin-wins-ny-assembly-primary-amid-leftist-sweep/

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Jewish anti-Zionist candidate David Orkin wins NY Assembly primary amid leftist sweep (Original Post) David__77 19 hrs ago OP
This pleases me. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #1
Netanyahu is playing with fire, both literally and figuratively. Initech 19 hrs ago #2
Bibi and Itmar did this! Dawson Leery 18 hrs ago #3
Post removed Post removed 17 hrs ago #4
And which part of being againt genocide is anti-semitic? 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #5
Do you believe in reparations? legallyblondeNYC 17 hrs ago #6
Not sure I understand what's being asked here. 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #7
Israel is Judaism? aocommunalpunch 17 hrs ago #8
Post removed Post removed 17 hrs ago #9
Bullshit! 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #12
Do you believe in reparations? legallyblondeNYC 17 hrs ago #10
Please explain why you're asking this. Out of contex the question is meaningless. 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #14
Opposing a militant tyrant like Netanyahu PatSeg 17 hrs ago #11
"This is about right-wing extremism...." - precisely! legallyblondeNYC 17 hrs ago #13

Initech

(109,632 posts)
2. Netanyahu is playing with fire, both literally and figuratively.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:09 PM
19 hrs ago

If we sweep this election, he needs to be completely cut off. No more money for genocide.

Dawson Leery

(19,602 posts)
3. Bibi and Itmar did this!
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:27 PM
18 hrs ago

There is no justification for their actions. Demolishing Lebanon? WTF is this? The world should sanction Israel.

Response to David__77 (Original post)

3_Limes

(622 posts)
7. Not sure I understand what's being asked here.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:49 PM
17 hrs ago

What reparations? And how is the topic related to my post?

Response to aocommunalpunch (Reply #8)

PatSeg

(54,019 posts)
11. Opposing a militant tyrant like Netanyahu
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:54 PM
17 hrs ago

as he bombs innocent civilians is hardly antisemitism. This is about right-wing extremism, not the Jewish people.

Cruelty is cruelty regardless of who is the perpetrator and who is the victim. Bibi is a corrupt leader and like our corrupt leader, is trying to avoid accountability for his crimes.

legallyblondeNYC

(235 posts)
13. "This is about right-wing extremism...." - precisely!
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:58 PM
17 hrs ago

It's not about an entire nation or a people.

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