
New York's 2026 Democratic primaries are being shaped decisively by candidates' positions on Israel, with anti-Zionist and pro-Palestinian platforms driving socialist challengers against incumbents backed by AIPAC. The growing political fracture over Israel within the world's most powerful democracy signals the increasing isolation of Israel on the global stage, a pattern Scripture describes intensifying in the last days. Zechariah 12:3 warns that Jerusalem will become 'a burdensome stone for all peoples' as the nations turn against her — a geopolitical reality now visibly shaping even domestic US politics.