GOP nominee for N.Y. governor says House candidate Brad Lander would be ‘a camp guard in the concentration camp’ for Nazis
“Standing up for Palestinian human rights doesn’t make me any less proud to be Jewish, or any less serious about fighting antisemitism.”Lander added that he thinks New Yorkers “will resoundingly reject Blakeman’s far-right MAGA bigotry this November.”President Donald Trump endorsed Blakeman last year. Both were supported by J Street, but Goldman, who is also Jewish, was supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a bipartisan group that has sparked outrage among progressives.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleLauren ZolaDesk assistant at NBC News Washington.Raquel Coronell Uribe contributed.
- ▪“Standing up for Palestinian human rights doesn’t make me any less proud to be Jewish, or any less serious about fighting antisemitism.”Lander added that he thinks New Yorkers “will resoundingly reject Blakeman’s far-right MAGA bigotry this
- ▪Both were supported by J Street, but Goldman, who is also Jewish, was supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a bipartisan group that has sparked outrage among progressives.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleLauren ZolaDesk assis
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2026 ElectionGOP nominee for N.Y. governor says House candidate Brad Lander would be ‘a camp guard in the concentration camp’ for NazisBruce Blakeman later said Lander would have been a “collaborator” with the Nazis.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Bruce Blakeman; Brad Lander.Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 25, 2026, 9:08 PM EDTBy Lauren ZolaBruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, on Thursday largely stood by his comments this week that Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander would have been a camp guard in a Nazi concentration camp.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.In a Newsmax interview Wednesday, Blakeman called Lander, who won Tuesday’s Democratic primary…
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