Rep. Bowman: It ‘Felt’ Like I Was in the Jim Crow Era When I Visited West Bank

WAGNER Do you think ░░░░░░░░ his position on Israel ░░░░░░░░ Gaza the war with ░░░░░░░░ war with Hamas has ░░░░░░░░ to do with his ░░░░░░░░ think he s lost ░░░░░░░░ 15 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ vote in this latest ░░░░░░░░ polling Do you think ░░░░░░░░ that has anything to ░░░░░░░░ with how he s ░░░░░░░░ about this conflict in ░░░░░░░░ I mean I know ░░░░░░░░ Nehisi Coates the great ░░░░░░░░ on race in America ░░░░░░░░ a lot of similarities ░░░░░░░░ terms of the experience ░░░░░░░░ what is happening with ░░░░░░░░ the lack of mobility ░░░░░░░░ lack of representation and ░░░░░░░░ black experience in in ░░░░░░░░ What s your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that Bowman Yeah Even ░░░░░░░░ I went to the ░░░░░░░░ Bank on my own ░░░░░░░░ on my own but ░░░░░░░░ J Street I spoke ░░░░░░░░ Israeli and Palestinian scholars ░░░░░░░░ the phone just to ░░░░░░░░ more about it and ░░░░░░░░ of the I forget ░░░░░░░░ name told me we ░░░░░░░░ in this civil rights ░░░░░░░░ moment here in the ░░░░░░░░ Bank This is like ░░░░░░░░ Crow And when I ░░░░░░░░ Ta Nehisi Coates say ░░░░░░░░ I felt what he ░░░░░░░░ saying because although I ░░░░░░░░ t live during Jim ░░░░░░░░ the Jim Crow South ░░░░░░░░ read about it And ░░░░░░░░ I went there it ░░░░░░░░ that way It felt ░░░░░░░░ it felt stifling It ░░░░░░░░ immobile And again for ░░░░░░░░ as a sitting member ░░░░░░░░ Congress who has voted ░░░░░░░░ support of the Iron ░░░░░░░░ right so I felt ░░░░░░░░ he was talking about ░░░░░░░░ WAGNER It is an ░░░░░░░░ complicated moment for a ░░░░░░░░ of people It s ░░░░░░░░ wrenching moment for a ░░░░░░░░ specific group of people ░░░░░░░░ m deeply grateful for ░░░░░░░░ time and thoughts I ░░░░░░░░ it s complicated Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining me tonight ░░░░░░░░ Jamaal Bowman thanks for ░░░░░░░░ time We ll be ░░░░░░░░ back