.RepJayapal did not attend Israeli President Isaac Herzog's joint address to Congress on Wednesday, citing a scheduling conflict. Jayapal, the top progressive in the House, came under fire this week for stating that Israel is a 'racist state.'
Jayapal, the top progressive in the House, came under fire this week for stating on Saturday that Israel is a"racist state." Members of her party, including all of the Democratic leadership, rebuked the comment, and Republicans forced a vote affirming that Israel is not a"racist or apartheid state."Jayapal voted for that resolution on Tuesday, as did virtually every lawmaker in the lower chamber, and she has since apologized for her remark.
"Due to scheduling conflicts, Congresswoman Jayapal will not be attending Israeli President Herzog’s address. She looks forward to listening to the address at a later time and continuing the important conversation," her office said in a statement. “It is no great secret that I strongly oppose the policies of Israel’s right wing, anti-Palestinian government," he said in a statement."We provide them with $3.8 billion in aid. We have a right to demand they respect human rights.”
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