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Abdul El-Sayed: “Our tax dollars are being used to allow the State of Israel…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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One-on-one with Abdul El-Sayed, who is running to be the Democratic nominee U.S. Senate

Published | Video Starts at 08:37

I just think that's wrong. I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity and self determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike. And I believe in international law. And right now Our tax dollars are being used to allow the State of Israel to foreclose on the possibility of Palestinian self-determination. self determination and to take our money that should be spent on our kids to do it. That is against international law, it is against our higher ideals and it's against our best interests here at home. (08:37–08:50)

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Asserts that U.S. tax dollars support actions by Israel that hinder Palestinian self-determination.

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