NYC mayoral candidate Dianne Morales calls Israel ‘apartheid state’
Dianne Morales, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, called Israel an apartheid state in a private event last December, according to an audio obtained by the Forward.
Morales, a former non-profit executive who is polling at around three percent in the most recent poll, described Israel as an “apartheid state” because of its occupation of land in the West Bank, in a conversation with Jewish high school students. “I cannot advocate for equity and justice in New York City and turn a blind eye to the challenges around those issues in Israel and with the folks living in Gaza and in Palestine,” Morales said when asked about her stance on Israel, according to the audio. “I think everybody has a right to live in dignity, everybody has a right to a home, everybody has a right to their land. No one has the right to do that at the expense of someone else, someone else’s freedom in particular. And that’s problematic to me.”
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