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Gavin Newsom says he regrets using the word ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed regret for earlier comments suggesting Israel is an apartheid state, clarifying his intentions to reference a potential future scenario rather than Israel's current condition. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ZionismWest BankNetanyahuApartheidDemocratic PartyTwo State SolutionAipacGavin Newsom2028 Presidential Race

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California, United States
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he regrets comments earlier this month in which he appeared to signal that he agreed with claims that Israel is an apartheid state."
Israel
"In an interview published Tuesday in Politico, Newsom said he had meant to echo a New York Times column by Thomas Friedman that warned that Israel could be heading toward apartheid in the future, not say that apartheid was the current condition in Israel."

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