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Politics -Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has apologized for calling Israel a “racist” state.
Jayapal is the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is known for her anti-Israel positions in an official statement on July 16 clarified that she does not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist “Words do matter,” said Jayapal in the statement adding “and so it is important that I clarify my statement. I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist.”
Jayapal posted her statement on Twitter and said that she was attempting to “defuse a tense situation” and offered her “apologies to those who I have hurt with my words.”
