Rep. Pramila Jayapal retracts her comments calling Israel a ‘racist state’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-W., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, apologized Sunday for characterizing Israel as a "racist state."Jayapal issued his criticism of Israel while trying to calm a group holding Palestinian flags at a conference for the progressive Netroots Nation over the weekend.Hi guys, can I say something? Can I say something as someone who has been on the streets and has participated in many demonstrations? Jayapal said. “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…
