Jayapal’s Israel Comments Spark Internal Backlash

A group of Jewish House Democrats is circulating a letter denouncing Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-WA) since-withdrawn comments calling Israel a “racist state,” Axios reports.

Punchbowl News: “The House Democratic leadership issued a rare statement rebuking the Washington Democrat’s comment, even saying plainly that ‘Israel is not a racist state.’”

“The takeaway here is that the Democratic Party’s fissures on Israel will come to the fore this week, as Herzog addresses Congress. Between Jayapal’s remarks and an expected boycott by some Democratic lawmakers, this will dominate the first portion of this week.”