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New Congressional Tensions Flare Over Israel

Infighting among Democrats accompanies President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Washington.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal attends a news conference on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress Wednesday morning is underscoring ongoing internal divisions over the Democratic party’s position on Israel. 

The latest tussle began after Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Progressive Caucus, called Israel a “racist state” over the weekend at a conference interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Harvest Prude is a former reporter at The Dispatch.

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