NY Democratic Congressional Favorite Refuses to Support Anti-Israel Aid Legislation, Accuse Israel of ‘Genocide’

Micah Lasher, a Democrat running for US Congress in New York’s 12 District. Photo: Screenshot

When pressed in a left-wing questionnaire, Micah Lasher, a Democrat running for US Congress in New York’s 12th District, refused to indicate whether he would vote to halt arms sales to Israel and passed on accusing the Jewish state of committing a “genocide” in Gaza, highlighting growing tensions within the progressive movement over how far candidates should go in criticizing a key US ally.

In a recent questionnaire for candidates...