“Unfortunately, the current leadership as it stands in the Democratic Party has been people who have a very status quo view about the US-Israel relationship. And so, what ultimately needs to happen is the party just needs a new leader who actually reflects its voters.”

Hamid Bendaas · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-25

Bendaas argued that any candidate vying for the presidential nomination would need to align with voters on the issue of Israel-Palestine.