Rep. Pramila Jayapal, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, sparked controversy over the weekend when she referred to Israel as a “racist state.”
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, sparked controversy over the weekend when she referred to Israel as a “racist state.”
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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 FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS