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Alex Bores' supporters disagree on Israel. They agree on him. | JTA Alex Bores, who’s running to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler in Congress, is threading a very delicate needle. On the one hand, Bores, a two-term New York State Assembly member from the Upper East Side, has garnered support from a number of Jewish leaders and political moderates who tout his support for Israel. He marches annually in the city’s Israel Day Parade and has resisted growing calls for Democratic politicians to support conditioning military aid to Israel. At the same time, he’s being backed by a number of the left-wing groups and individuals calling for those very conditions. Those two camps seldom coexist on a single candidate’s list of endorsements, especially as Israel has become a major wedge issue this midterm election cycle. But Bores, who has put a promise to regulate artificial intelligence at the center of his campaign for New York’s 12th Congressional District, has managed to maintain the coalition. “You could make a sitcom,” said Cameron Kasky, a former candidate in the race who’s now backing Bores, referring to what he called the “Boalition.” “If you put 12 Alex Bores endorsers in a mansion to…

Bores breaks with Our Revolution on approach to Israel The New York State assemblymember, who is consolidating progressive support in the race to succeed Jerry Nadler, said he told the Sanders-affiliated group that endorsed him that his position on Israel funding was different from theirs John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images Alex Bores at Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Dinner held at the Marriott Marquis on February 07, 2026 in New York, New York. New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores, a leading Democratic primary candidate for an open House seat in Manhattan, said on Tuesday that he disagreed with Our Revolution, the left-wing advocacy group that recently endorsed his campaign, over its opposition to U.S. military funding for Israel. Speaking at a candidate forum hosted by West Side Institutional Synagogue and moderated byJewish Insider’s editor-in-chief, Josh Kraushaar, Bores said that even as he welcomed the endorsement because of such shared interests as AI regulation, he was not aligned with Our Revolution’s approach to Israel, a key issue in the heavily Jewish 12th Congressional District. Theendorsement from Our Revolution, which is affiliated with Sen. Berni…

Alex Bores' supporters disagree on Israel. They agree on him. Alex Bores at Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Dinner held at the Marriott Marquis, New York, New York, Feb. 7, 2026. (John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images) By Joseph Strauss June 17, 2026 ( New York Jewish Week ) — Alex Bores, who’s running to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler in Congress, is threading a very delicate needle. On the one hand, Bores, a two-term New York State Assembly member from the Upper East Side, has garnered support from a number of Jewish leaders and political moderates who tout his support for Israel. He marches annually in the city’s Israel Day Parade and has resisted growing calls for Democratic politicians to support conditioning military aid to Israel. At the same time, he’s being backed by a number of the left-wing groups and individuals calling for those very conditions. Those two camps seldom coexist on a single candidate’s list of endorsements, especially as Israel has become a major wedge issue this midterm election cycle. But Bores, who has put a promise to regulate artificial intelligence at the center of his campaign for New York’s 12th Congressional District, has managed to maintain th…

Father of NYC Congressional candidate Alex Bores derided Israeli deaths ... Alex Bores attends the Human Rights Campaign 2026 Greater New York Dinner at Marriott Marquis Times Square on Feb. 7, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images) By Dave Goldiner | dgoldiner@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News PUBLISHED: May 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM EDT The father of Manhattan Assemblyman Alex Bores, a leading candidate in the Democratic race to represent the NY-12th congressional district, lauded the deaths of Israelis during the Iran war on social media while equating Zionism with Nazism, archived posts reviewed by the News show. William Bores, a technical director at ABC and former union leader, wrote: “Nazis and Zionists, both better off dead” about an ambush of Israeli troops in Lebanon in a post on the Threads site available for review on an internet archive. Bores, who was a leader in the Communication Workers of America, also celebrated the death of an Israeli civilian hit by shrapnel from an Iranian missile attack. “What a shame, the world lost another supporter of genocide,” he wrote . “FAFO,” he commented on the death of an 11-year-old Israeli girl in another Ir…

The ‘Boalition’: How Alex Bores unites pro-Israel moderates and progressive left <p>NYC Upper East Side assemblyman’s focus on AI regulation helped him assemble a rare diverse support base in a crowded congressional race to succeed Jerry Nadler</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-boalition-how-alex-bores-unites-pro-israel-moderates-and-progressive-left/">The ‘Boalition’: How Alex Bores unites pro-Israel moderates and progressive left</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p> <figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/06/AFP__20260208__2260460266__v1__HighRes__HumanRightsCampaignGreaterNewYorkDinner-1024x640.jpg" title="The ‘Boalition’: How Alex Bores unites pro-Israel moderates and progressive left" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>

Alex Bores' supporters disagree on Israel. They agree on him. ( New York Jewish Week ) — Alex Bores, who’s running to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler in Congress, is threading a very delicate needle. On the one hand, Bores, a two-term New York State Assembly member from the Upper East Side, has garnered support from a number of Jewish leaders and political moderates who tout his support for Israel. He marches annually in the city’s Israel Day Parade and has resisted growing calls for Democratic politicians to support conditioning military aid to Israel. At the same time, he’s being backed by a number of the left-wing groups and individuals calling for those very conditions. Those two camps seldom coexist on a single candidate’s list of endorsements, especially as Israel has become a major wedge issue this midterm election cycle. But Bores, who has put a promise to regulate artificial intelligence at the center of his campaign for New York’s 12th Congressional District, has managed to maintain the coalition. “You could make a sitcom,” said Cameron Kasky, a former candidate in the race who’s now backing Bores, referring to what he called the “Boalition.” “If you put 12 Alex Bores endorser…