Connie Chan, the US Democrat endorsed by former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to succeed her in California’s 11th congressional district, called for a “full arms embargo on the Israeli government” during a televised debate on Thursday night. Chan stated that “on day one in Congress” she would vote to “end a genocide in Gaza and to end an apartheid state,” and would not support funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system. The race comes amid divisions in Congress over US support for Israel.