How Ritchie Torres, diehard Israel supporter, easily survived a brutal primary cycle

How Ritchie Torres, diehard Israel supporter, easily survived a brutal primary cycle

While three congressional candidates who are highly critical of the United States’ relationship with Israel won Democratic primaries last week, Rep. Ritchie Torres’ resounding primary win bucked the trend. Torres is a staunch Israel supporter, an incumbent who has received $1.6 million in individual donations directed to his campaign from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee over the course of his congressional career, one of the top rec…