Protesters in New York City voice support for Palestinians amid the ongoing clashes with Israelis. A campaign spokesman said Yang was engaged in briefings and preparing for the race’s first televised debate, scheduled to air Thursday on NY1. Yang offered no public schedule Wednesday after pro-Palestinian activists confronted him over the tweet on the campaign trail in Queens Tuesday. The 46-year-old entrepreneur is a front-runner in the crowded field of candidates for the June 22 primary. Andrew Yang admitted he “failed to acknowledge the pain and suffering on both sides.” Getty Images “Support of a people does not make one blind to the pain and suffering of others,” Yang added. Andrew Yang faced backlash for his tweet supporting Israel in the conflict with the Palestinians. “I mourn for every Palestinian life taken before its time as I do for every Israeli. “They were, of course, correct,” Yang wrote. Heavy smoke and fire rise from Al-Sharouk tower as it collapses after being hit by an Israeli airstrike. And they felt it failed to acknowledge the pain and suffering on both sides. On Wednesday, he struck a different tone, saying his volunteers “felt that my tweet was overly simplistic in my treatment of a conflict that has a long and complex history full of tragedies. His first tweet, published Monday night, continued, “The people of NYC will always stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel who face down terrorism and persevere.” Yang posted a mea culpa on Twitter Wednesday for not acknowledging the toll on the Palestinian side following a discussion with longtime volunteers who were upset by an earlier post that said he stood with “the people of Israel who are coming under bombardment attacks, and condemn the Hamas terrorists.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, blasted him for the stance. Trump nemesis Cuomo trashes DOJ Mar-a-Lago raid year after his ousterĭemocratic mayoral contender Andrew Yang revised his staunchly pro-Israel tweet amid the ongoing conflict with Palestinian militants - after critics on the left, including Rep. Newsweek has asked the Yang campaign for comment.New York’s closed primary system silences independent votersīill Maher torches San Francisco’s ‘crazy’ reparations plan: ‘This is madness’Īccuser Evelyn Yang expects ‘fuller extent’ of Columbia OBGYN’s sex crimes to be exposed at trial While Yang initially appeared to be the frontrunner, the contest has been heated and he has slipped in recent polling. The Democratic mayoral primary is due to take place on Tuesday. "That is the greatest non-answer I've ever heard in all of our debates. "You can't say, 'Psych beds for all,'" Stringer said. Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, who is New York City comptroller, responded to Yang's remarks at the debate. "We have the right to walk the street and not fear for our safety because a mentally ill person is going to lash out at us." The people and families of the city," he said. "Yes, the mentally ill have rights, but you know who else has rights? We do. "We need to get them off of our streets and our subways into a better environment," Yang said. However, the Daily News noted that police are not permitted to review suspects' medical records so information about their mental health comes from suspects' statements or previous instances where the suspect was hospitalized "for being emotionally disturbed."ĭuring Wednesday's debate, Yang said he wanted to double the number of psychiatric care beds in the city as part of a push to tackle homelessness, linking the problem to mental illness. California Energy Grid Monitors Optimistic About Avoiding Rolling Blackouts.GOP Rep Says Juneteenth Holiday Bill Celebrates 'Identity Politics'.Trump Says People 'Like Me More Than Ever Before,' But Biden Leads Polls.
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