Yesterday, I traveled to the southern West Bank, including the Palestinian village of Susya, which the Israeli government has destroyed twice and currently denies access to water.
You’re right, Mr. President - you don’t have a racist bone in your body.
You have a racist mind in your head, and a racist heart in your chest.
That’s why you violate the rights of children and tell the Congresswoman who represents your home borough, to “go back to my country.”
Law enforcement officials love prosecutorial discretions, which for decades has allowed prosecutors to overcharge defendants with no accountability to anyone....until they exercise their discretion to NOT charge, then its an abuse of power. https://t.co/4KTGRGPRky
This isn’t a case of throwing rocks and hiding hands. I genuinely believe in the arguments and principles that I shared in the speech. I also genuinely want peace, freedom, and security for everyone. These are not competing ideals and values.
My reference to “river to the sea” was not a call to destroy anything or anyone. It was a call for justice, both in Israel and in the West Bank/Gaza. The speech very clearly and specifically said those things. No amount of debate will change what I actually said or what I meant.
I support Palestinian freedom. I support Palestinian self-determination. I am deeply critical of Israeli policy and practice.
I do not support anti-Semitism, killing Jewish people, or any of the other things attributed to my speech. I have spent my life fighting these things.
Reminder for media all over the world:
israel started this by killing 7 Palestinians in Gaza.
israel started this by killing 7 Palestinians in Gaza.
israel started this by killing 7 Palestinians in Gaza.
israel started this by killing 7 Palestinians in Gaza.
#GazaUnderAttack
You don’t have to be Palestinian to care about Palestine, you just have to be human. Thank you @BettyMcCollum04 for taking a stand against injustice. #Palestine#BDS