Democrats on Monday scolded one of their own, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, in a scramble to smooth over her anti-Israel rhetoric ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress this week.
a “racist state.” She said she was trying to defuse a tense situation involving pro-Palestine protesters at the Netroots Nation conference in Chicago.
The situation is putting her party’s leadership in a tough spot. Senior Democrats frequently must balance longstanding U.S. support forMr. Biden is set to welcome Mr. Herzog to the White House on Tuesday to “reaffirm the ironclad commitment of the United States to’s governing coalition is forging ahead with a polarizing plan to overhaul the nation’s judiciary.
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