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Brad Lander: “The Palestinians they work alongside, they couldn't come to…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Published | Video Starts at 08:23

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. Now, The Palestinians they work alongside, they couldn't come to Brooklyn because they can't get a visa. But you know what? They do this work together anyway because they know their fates are bound up together. In Congress, I will try to carry a fraction of the courage that those folks carry. (08:23–08:29)

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Asserts that Palestinians working with Israelis in the West Bank cannot obtain visas to come to Brooklyn.

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