Source: NPR
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,
walked back comments over the weekend which sparked backlash among
members of her own party, in which she referred to Israel as "a racist
state."
Her controversial comments came as she addressed pro-Palestinian
protesters who interrupted a Netroots Nation panel discussion in Chicago
on Saturday.
"Can I say something as somebody who's been in the streets and
participated in a lot of demonstrations?" Jayapal told the crowd. "I want
you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a
racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy, that the dream of a two-state solution is slipping away from us
— that it doesn't even feel possible."
The Washington Democrat sought to clarify her comments on Sunday, writing
in a statement that she apologizes to "those who I have hurt with my
words."
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https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188096678/jayapal-israel- racist-state-jeffries
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