The Democratic presidential candidate said the Israeli prime minister’s actions have made peace in the Middle East “impossible.”
By Holly Bailey Holly Bailey National Political Reporter Email Bio Follow April 7 at 7:54 PM IOWA CITY — Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke on Sunday described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “racist” whose outreach to far-right interests as he seeks to hang onto political power has seriously damaged the chances of peace in the Middle East.
In response to a voter’s question about his policy toward Israel and Palestinian rights, O’Rourke reiterated his support for a two-state solution and accused Netanyahu of having “joined forces with far-right parties who are inherently racist in their speech and the way that they want to treat their fellow human beings in that part of the world.”“The U.S.
“The Democrats’ radical agenda very well could leave Israel out there all by yourselves,” Trump declared.
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