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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Democrats confront the politics of supporting and criticizing Israel

    We look at the trouble Democrats are finding themselves in over Israel.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    We look at the trouble Democrats are finding themselves in over Israel. A couple of progressive Congresswomen, including Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, are being called out for anti-semitic statements over their support for the “boycott, divest, and sanctions” movement.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Press Play’s alternative list of Grammy winners
    1. 0:00Does 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar have a temper? Does it matter?
    2. 9:06Democrats confront the politics of supporting and criticizing IsraelYou’re reading this
    3. 17:42Justice Dept. blocks what would have been the first safe injection site in the U.S.
    4. 25:51Who should have won at the Grammys?
    5. 37:29Why do some California coyotes suddenly have blue eyes?
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