Aber Kawas on democratic socialism, Palestine, and the future of the Democratic Party

After a string of democratic socialist victories in Democratic primary elections across the United States, the party's establishment - and President Donald Trump - are pushing back.

One of those winners is Aber Kawas, a Palestinian-American who secured the Democratic nomination for a New York State Senate seat in Queens with a commanding 20-point victory. Running on affordable housing, universal healthcare, immigration reform, climate action and ending US support for Israel's war in Gaza, Kawas is part of a new generation of candidates reshaping the Democratic Party from the left.

In this interview, Kawas explains what's driving this political shift, why democratic socialists are gaining momentum, the movement's vision for reconfiguring the US’ allegiance to Israel, and why Trump has called it the "biggest threat" to the US