JEWISH INSIDER
Ritchie Torres challenger Michael Blake endorsed by group that attacked congressman over ‘Jewish donors’
Marc Rod
May 27, 2026

Michael Blake, the anti-Israel candidate challenging Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) in a Democratic primary in the Bronx, accepted an endorsement on Wednesday from a small progressive group that, in its announcement, attacked Torres for his relationship with “Jewish donors.” The group, Progressive Voters Network, also maintains an active endorsement of Maureen Galindo [who suggests Zionists be castrated and imprisoned], the antisemitic Texas Democratic primary candidate who faced condemnation from across the party and was repudiated even by other far-left groups…The group said Torres “must be crushed” and the Democratic Party must be “purge[d] … of these corporate zionists who value zionist interests and fat checks over our community’s survival.” READ MORE