Adam Hamawy is a physician who served as a trauma surgeon in Gaza and won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th District. He is expected to serve in the U.S. Congress after the November statewide vote, according to Times of Israel. Hamawy is critical of Israel and has called for an arms embargo on Israel, according to Bluesky. The Intercept described him as a pro-Palestine representative and reported that media reports sought to tarnish him as an Islamic extremist. Times of Israel reported that Hamawy was born in Egypt and is under scrutiny for alleged connections to a convicted terrorist known as the 'Blind Sheikh'.