Democrats push back on Rep. Jayapal’s description of Israel as ‘racist state’

A group of Democrats released a letter on Monday in which they express deep concern about “unacceptable” comments made over the weekend by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, in which she characterized Israel as a “racist state.”

“Israel is the legitimate homeland of the Jewish people and efforts to delegitimize and demonize it are not only dangerous and antisemitic, but they also undermine America’s national security,” the Democrats said in the letter. “We will never allow anti-Zionist voices that embolden antisemitism to hijack the Democratic Party and country.”