The DSA is growing in Congress – and so is its leverage over Democrats on Israel

Haaretz25 October 2026, 15:00 UTCIsrael

A new class of democratic-socialist candidates wants to end U.S. military support for Israel, setting up a test of how much influence the party's left flank can wield from inside the House

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