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00:00Cease fire now! Cease fire now!
00:03The war in Gaza has torn apart the Democratic Party.
00:07We are not going to stand silent while US tax dollars kills babies.
00:13Former middle school principal turned star of the progressive left,
00:17Jamal Bowman, is in a fight for his political life.
00:20So he's brought out the big guns, Bernie Sanders and AOC.
00:25The Democratic primary for New York's 16th congressional district,
00:29which covers parts of the Bronx and Westchester,
00:31has become one of the most expensive in US history.
00:35Pro-Israel lobbyists, AIPAC, have poured over $14 million
00:39into the campaign of Bowman's opponent, former county executive George Latimer.
00:44Do you know the whole world is watching your campaign?
00:47I guess I didn't realise that. I see the whole district,
00:49the people I know in the community. That's been sort of my focus.
00:52I start to ask about the donations. His staffer shoves me out the way.
00:57I ask once again. He deflects and defends his stance on Gaza.
01:00We believe that there should be peace in the Middle East.
01:03It comes from respecting Israel as a democracy and working to negotiate
01:08between Israel and the Arab presence in that area.
01:10Latimer's team has tried to paint his opponent as anti-Semitic.
01:14I've spent my whole career fighting against hate,
01:17spent my whole career educating children to build a better world.
01:21So it's complete nonsense.
01:23Criticism of the Israeli government is not anti-Semitic.
01:26It's criticism of a government, not a people.
01:29How will the Democratic Party's internal divisions,
01:32evident in this local race, impact the presidential election?
01:36I really hope that both sides will reconciliate
01:39and there will be a reconciliation before the election.
01:41But I think that as tensions rise
01:43and as we see no immediate permanent ceasefire in sight,
01:47I think that there will continue to be tensions.
01:49Progressive Democrats are revved up.
01:52Whatever the outcome of this primary,
01:54they say they'll keep up the pressure for a Gaza ceasefire.