Rashida Tlaib: “The reason why Israel was created was to create a safe haven…”

“You know, so for folks that don't know, I mean, my grandmother, my living grandmother, my mom's mom lives in the west bank and occupied territories of Palestine. And what's incredibly, you know, the tragedy of the Holocaust, I mean, The reason why Israel was created was to create a safe haven for Jews around the world. And there is something like, in many ways beautiful about that. My ancestors, many had died or had to give up their livelihood, their human dignity to provide a safe haven for Jews in our world.” (02:25–02:30)

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