Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman led the crowd in animated ceasefire chants at a Saturday campaign rally in New York ahead of his Tuesday primary election against a pro-Israel challenger, footage posted to social media shows.
Bowman, along with fellow left-wing lawmakers New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, held a rally in the South Bronx on Saturday to try to generate momentum for the embattled congressman ahead of his primary election against George Latimer, the Democratic executive of Westchester County, New York. While Bowman’s consistent opposition to Israel’s efforts to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip have become a central issue in the race, he nevertheless took to the stage to demand a ceasefire, and riled up the crowd with profane language.
“What am I supposed to do? You’re coming after me, you’re coming after my family,…
