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Brad Lander: “We need a reset in the US Relationship with Israel.”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

Dem candidate Brad Lander on why he calls himself a 'liberal Zionist'

Published July 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:25

Do you think that somebody with those views and that religion could be the nominee for president in the Democratic Party? I do. I think it's going to require clarity that We need a reset in the US Relationship with Israel. I think saying we're not going to continue to provide the 2,000 pound bombs that destroyed Gaza, that we're going to insist on human rights and international law compliance and we're going to stop aid until that happens. (11:25–11:29)

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Asserts the need for a reset in the US-Israel relationship.

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