Anti-Israel Candidate Wins Colorado House Primary

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's Denver-area Democratic primary, an upset AP called late Tuesday and Israeli and Jewish outlets flagged because Israel policy was central to the race. JPost and JNS report Kiros called for ending U.S. military aid to Israel, backed an arms embargo, described the Hamas-led October 7 massacre as "inevitable" and declined to call the Boulder firebombing of hostage-release marchers antisemitic. CPR and Colorado Sun report the district is heavily Democratic, making her strongly favored in November. The result is a warning that pro-Israel Americans must organize early to defend Israel's legitimacy and bipartisan U.S.-Israel security cooperation.