Angie Nixon, a socialist and pro-Palestinian candidate, won the Democratic Senate primary in Florida, a state with one of the largest Jewish populations in the US. Nixon supports ending American aid to Israel, called for a ceasefire a month after the October 7 massacre, and has said Israel violates international law and human rights, according to Israeli media reports.
Angie Nixon's victory in the Florida Democratic Senate primary adds to a string of primary upsets by candidates who built their campaigns around opposition to U.S. support for Israel. The Zioneer has reported on similar outcomes: Melat Kiros unseating a 30-year incumbent in Colorado, Abdul El-Sayed winning the Michigan Senate primary, a pro-Palestine organizer defeating a five-term congressman in New York, and Janeese Lewis George leading the DC mayoral primary. All have taken positions sharply critical of Israel.
Nixon's win in Florida, home to a large and politically active Jewish community, highlights the continued leftward drift within the Democratic Party on Middle East policy. Her platform explicitly calls for ending U.S. military aid to Israel. The general election in the heavily Republican state will determine whether she advances to the Senate, but the primary result itself signals a significant shift in a state long considered a pro-Israel stronghold.
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