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By Reagan Priest
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – The public was kept out of a joint session of the Arizona Legislature Wednesday where an Israeli diplomat said “Hamas must be eradicated” after an Oct. 7 attack sparked a war that has since killed thousands of civilians.
The unapologetic defense by Consul General to the Pacific Southwest Israel Bachar was warmly received by lawmakers in the House chamber, most of them Republicans. But outside the Capitol, a small group of lawmakers and pro-Palestinian activists complained that their voices had been muzzled: While the address was livestreamed, the galleries were closed to the public. Continue reading “Public kept at bay as Israeli diplomat addresses joint legislative session”