DI has documented statements by Rula Jebreal on Israel, Palestine, and Racism, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
She expressly retracts the term and apologizes unconditionally. Continued criticism of Jeffries’s policy does not defend the slur or make the position on using it mixed.
Rula Jebreal called Hakeem Jeffries a "bought and paid by AIPAC monkey" and an "errand boy" while denying racial intent, then apologized. The Congressional Black Caucus called the words racist; Wajahat Ali and Joy-Ann Reid stressed context but criticized the language.
