Rep. Dan Goldman defends pro-Israel stance and attacks Brad Lander as New York primary poised to test Jewish voters
The Democratic congressman used a New York Times interview to affirm his position as a moderate, pro-Israel candidate in contrast to Lander, whom he criticized for his activist tendencies

07:45 PM • January 06 2026 IST
Rep. Dan Goldman, the New York Democratic lawmaker running in a hotly contested Congressional primary against former New York Comptroller Brad Lander, defended his record and worldview while launching his first significant attacks against his progressive challenger, in a race widely seen as a litmus test for views within the American Jewish community over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.






