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Brad Lander: “At a synagogue in Brooklyn, I met three Israelis who do…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 08:05

It does not bring out our best selves. But we have an opportunity in this moment, a responsibility to insist on everyone's humanity all the way down. Last week, At a synagogue in Brooklyn, I met three Israelis who do something called protective presence in the West Bank. They put their bodies on the line between their Palestinian neighbors and settlers who are trying to drive them from their homes and in some cases, kill them. (08:05–08:12)

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Asserts that there are Israelis engaging in protective presence activities in the West Bank.

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