Katherine Clark, No. 2 House Democrat, takes back Gaza ‘genocide’ comment

Published August 19, 2025 2:46pm ET



House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) walked back a statement last week in which she referred to the actions Israel has taken in Gaza as genocide.

The No. 2 House Democrat told the Jewish News Syndicate this week that she “repeated the word ‘genocide'” while responding to a question during an event hosted by the Friends Committee on National Legislation in her district.

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