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Brad Lander: “I recognize Israel's destruction of Gaza as a genocide.”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 04:52

But who know we can't compromise on everyone's humanity. And it was really a beautiful event. So, you know, look, I struggled. Took me a little while to say, I recognize Israel's destruction of Gaza as a genocide. I got there because my Jewish New Yorker daughter brought me the work of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor who coined the term. (04:52–04:56)

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Asserts that the destruction of Gaza by Israel is recognized as genocide.

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