Ro Khanna
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179 recordings
43 series
first heard Nov 2024
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And I could tell that they were so troubled that this person, brown person, was in this delegation, even though I was in a suit and dressed as I usually dress as a member of Congress.
In every checkpoint we were going through, suddenly the security guard would spend more time talking to me.
And the look in those settlers' eyes, the laughter that they had, the disdain they had, I don't think they could believe someone like me was in Congress or perhaps even American.
Look, I don't want to make this about me because the indignities that the Palestinians face are hundreds of times worse
But what I will say is that it is apartheid and it's apartheid through a racialized lens.
And that if you are brown in Palestine, you are going to face that kind of racism everywhere.
in their first day there.
Well, I think I should have said potential, but, you know, here was my point.
I want everyone who aspires to run and to lead this party, to lead our country.
to actually go and see the facts on the ground.
And why is Israel being so vehement in taking me on?
Why are they having DFMI and all releasing videos?
They want to discourage other politicians from doing this.
And the point I was really trying to make is free advice to the Israelis.
It's not going to work to be
detaining American politicians, and it's not going to work if they try to tighten up their policies and prevent others from taking the trips that I did.
The only reason this situation has continued for 75 years is because Americans haven't gotten the look on the ground that I did.
I feel like I didn't know what was really going on until I got there.
And I feel guilty for having been to Israel a few times and not done that.
And I hope in this point that my evolution on this issue should give others a sense.
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