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NYC mayoral candidate walks back ‘genocide’ accusation against Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City mayoral candidate Michael Blake has retracted previous accusations against Israel, admitting it was wrong to call its actions genocide. 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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New York CityMet Council On Jewish PovertyJewish VotersAipacMayoral RaceZohran MamdaniGenocide AccusationMichael Blake

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New York City, New York, United States
"A New York City mayoral candidate whose trajectory from pro-to-anti-Israel raised eyebrows is once again walking back a position on the conflict, this time to say that he regrets accusing Israel of genocide."
Israel
"Blake attended the breakfast, where he was eager to walk back his statement, made on Oct. 13, 2023, that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Blake attended the breakfast, where he was eager to walk back his statement, made on Oct. 13, 2023, that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza."

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