‘Squad’ Members Face Democratic Primary Challenges Over Israel Stances

By Washington Post
Posted on 11/01/23 | News Source: MSN

St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announced this week he was dropping his months-long bid to unseat one of the country’s most outspoken Republican senators, Josh Hawley, to launch a primary campaign to oust fellow Democrat Rep. Cori Bush.

When asked to explain his switch, Bell pointed to Bush’s criticism of Israel.

“Our world is in a dangerous place, and we need steady and effective leadership,” Bell told reporters Monday. “And we’re not getting it” in the district.

“I think we have to stand with our allies, and Israel has always been an ally,” Bell added.

Since entering Congress in 2021, Bush has publicly spoken about what she has described as the “outright massacre in Palestine” and argued that “the Black and Palestinian struggles for liberation are interconnected.” On Oct. 7, the night Hamas attacked Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes, Bush wrote on social media to condemn the killing of civilians and called for “ending U.S. government support for Israeli military occupation and apartheid.