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2026 Elections — Palestine, Genocide, and Zionism: Candidates Head to Head

Opponents paired and placed on a six-tier spectrum on Palestine, genocide, and Zionism — by documented record, not labels.

Every race that touches NYC voters, plus notable national contests — opponents paired and placed on a six-tier spectrum from Zionist and pro-Israel to most critical of Israeli policy and supportive of Palestinian rights, by concrete positions rather than labels. No candidate on this page self-identifies as anti-Zionist; placements reflect records on military aid, Palestinian statehood, BDS, and related questions. Tap a candidate for position markers, quotes, and sources. Iran-war stance is tracked as a separate axis.

The documented record matters more than the tier. The six tiers are a quick visual shorthand, but they flatten a lot — a thinly‑sourced guess and a heavily‑documented vote can land in the same band. What actually carries the weight is the evidence on each card: the specific votes, bill cosponsorships, dated quotes, hedges, and sources. Where a placement rests on party or slate alignment rather than an individual’s own statements, the card says so and is marked lower‑confidence. Read the markers and sources, not just the color.

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ℹ What the tiers mean (1–6)
Who's who at a glance

Quick rosters pulled from the same documented markers as the cards below — tap a theme to list every candidate on the page in that group, then tap a name to jump to their matchup. This is a reading aid; the head-to-head cards remain the full record.

✅ Primary results — June 23, 2026. Winners are marked on each race below. Results are unofficial, pending Board of Elections certification. The Associated Press has now called the two Brooklyn Assembly races (AD-54: Tate; AD-56: Huntley) that were still counting on primary night.

Placements are provisional and dated (updated with unofficial June 23 primary results, June 24, 2026); positions shift (Schlossberg flipped on Block the Bombs in mid-June; Lander reversed on Iron Dome in April). The Block the Bombs Act (H.R. 3565) is the cycle's clearest litmus test. Adversarial/advocacy sources used only as labeled leads. Re-verify after the June 23 NY primaries and the August contests.

⚠️ AI-Generated Research Document This document was produced by Claude (Anthropic), a large language model, working under the direction of a human researcher who specified the scope, analytical framework, tier criteria, and candidate list. The research, sourcing, candidate summaries, position markers, quotes, and analytical language were substantially written by Claude based on web searches of primary campaign materials, FEC filings, news outlets, advocacy trackers, and legislative records conducted through mid-June 2026.

AI-generated content can contain errors, outdated information, or misattributions. This document has not been independently fact-checked by a human editor and is intended as a research starting point, not a finished publication. Candidate placements on the six-tier spectrum are analytical judgments, not objective facts — a different researcher applying the same framework might reach different conclusions.

Readers are encouraged to follow the embedded source links, cross-check candidate positions against primary sources, and treat tier placements as provisional. Positions and records shift; always re-verify close to election day. This document should not be shared publicly or cited as authoritative without independent verification.
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026