The Hamasniks are coming to power
The Hamasniks are gaining power in the US, with one of their supporters, Darializa Avila Chevalier, winning a Democratic primary in New York's 13th Congressional District. Chevalier has been criticized for her involvement in an anti-Israel rally on October 8, 2023, where protesters chanted for the destruction of Israel and displayed swastikas. Her win has sparked concerns about the growing influence of anti-Israel sentiment in the US Congress.
- ▪Darializa Avila Chevalier won the Democratic primary in New York's 13th Congressional District
- ▪Chevalier was involved in an anti-Israel rally on October 8, 2023
- ▪The rally featured protesters chanting for the destruction of Israel and displaying swastikas
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The Hamasniks are coming to power The hyper-entitled Israel-haters of America’s Ivy League are on their way to Congress. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Brendan O'Neill" }) Brendan O'Neill chief political writer 26th June 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics USA Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. It’s good to give people the benefit of the doubt. Even idiots deserve a little slack. But there’s one mob I’ll never do that for – the 8 October people. These are the people who marched against Israel before the blood of Hamas’s pogrom was even dry. The people who were on the streets calling the Jewish state a Nazi regime before it had even counted its dead. Unbelievably, one of these 8 October lowlifes now looks set to get a seat in the US Congress.
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