Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal again tried to prove her Squadmember mettle by making anti-Semitic comments about Israel.
Jayapal called Israel a "racist state":
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, denounced Israel as a “racist state” in a speech over the weekend, kicking up a firestorm.
The Washington state Democrat harshly condemned the US ally as her appearance at the annual Netroots Nation progressive activist conference in Chicago was interrupted by “Free Palestine” demonstrators.
“As somebody who’s been in the streets and participated in a lot of demonstrations, I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state,” she said.
After blowback, Jayapal's office then put out a statement with a word count that clocks in at just under Tolstoy's War and Peace:
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) July 16, 2023
Maybe Jayapal's hoping that nobody has time to read all that.
Statement from Rep. Jayapal: https://t.co/LE2gWE3hR4 pic.twitter.com/mSXuzC4HRd
— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) July 17, 2023
Rep. Adam Schiff, who is also running for Senate, obviously felt he needed to weigh in, but his response to what Jayapal said couldn't possibly be more generic:
Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East and is not a racist state. It faces constant attacks and the threat of terrorism, and is a key U.S. ally.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 17, 2023
Israel has every right to exist as a Jewish homeland. Instead of denigrating an entire state and its people, we should…
Well, that was certainly very carefully played.
This is what passes as “condemning” a fellow Democrat for her antisemitic remarks. No mention of what the congresswoman said or her name.
— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) July 17, 2023
Why can't you or Jeffries or other Democrats even say the name Jayapal? https://t.co/c8jK4i9G25
— Logan Ratick (@Logan_Ratick) July 17, 2023
These same Dems will also be hoping this story quickly disappears so they can move on.
