California gubernatorial candidates address Israel-Palestinian conflict

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California gubernatorial candidates address Israel-Palestinian conflict

SACRAMENTO — Democratic divides over the ongoing bloody conflict in the Middle East were on display this week as gubernatorial candidates made their pitches to politically active Jewish Californians.Five of the candidates running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who cannot run in 2026 because of term limits, overwhelmingly agreed about the horror of the Hamas attack on Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, while also lamenting the ensuing deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, notably women and children.But there were differences in their views of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the terrorist attack, which the Jewish state’s authorities said caused ..