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On the recordJuly 11, 2021
There's always kind of a calming feeling when I think of the tragedy of the Holocaust, that it was my ancestors, Palestinians, who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dignity, their existence in many ways, have been wiped out, and some people's passports.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and drawing historical parallels.

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