Pro-Palestinian progressive poised to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
WISCONSIN, United States (JTA) — One week after notching a significant primary victory in a Midwestern swing state, pro-Palestinian progressives were looking to repeat their success in Wisconsin.Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor was set to end Tuesday with state Rep. Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, polling comfortably in the lead. Despite the best efforts of the state’s Democratic establishment and the concerns of Wisconsin Jewish groups, Hong appears well positioned to win the primary — leaving many in the state concerned about her electability in the general election.Hong’s record on Israel and antisemitism was of concern to Wisconsin Jews, as well as Democratic figureheads more broadly. She had appeared on livestream fundraisers with Hasan Piker, the left-wing strident Israel critic who had also rallied with Hong, as well as twice with Michael Beyer, a.k.a. “Mike from PA,” who has called Jewish identity “a constructed ethnicity, this demonic ethnicity, wholly…
State Representative Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, is poised to win the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, leading comfortably in polls despite concerns from the state's Democratic establishment and Jewish groups regarding her stance on Israel and antisemitism. Hong has appeared with individuals critical of Israel, including one who called Jewish identity "a constructed ethnicity, this demonic ethnicity, wholly invented." She also urged fundraising for people on the "front lines in Gaza." Hong, who once called a vandalized Israeli flag "highly antisemitic," later expressed regret, stating the image was "cropped and incomplete to misrepresent anti-Zionism as antisemitism." While her impact on Israel policy as governor would be limited, she has called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "genocidal" and pushed to overturn a ban on government contracts with businesses boycotting Israel.
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