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Brad Lander: “Israel's occupation of the west bank and Gaza began in 1967.”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 45:50

I mean, after, after many years of people just not looking at Palestinian suffering and continuing to give Israel unconditional support. That was happening long before October 7th. I mean, Israel's occupation of the west bank and Gaza began in 1967. It's interesting, sometimes people will cite Jews, will cite Martin Luther King, who also was in some of his speech, is supportive of Jewish and democratic life in Israel. (45:50–45:54)

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