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The Washington, D.C. chapter of the climate group Sunrise Movement issued an apology on October 24 over their refusal to participate in a voting rights rally because of “Zionist organizations.”
The climate group Sunrise Movement issued a statement on October 21 addressing their Washington, D.C. chapter’s decision to not participate in a voting rights rally because of “Zionist organizations.”
Sunrise DC also urged Declaration for American Democracy to remove three Jewish organizations from its member list, believing “Zionism is incompatible with statehood and political sovereignty.”
Sunrise GW said that it does not support a “litmus test on Jewish students” to be part of its movement and is instead focused on “ending the era of fossil fuels, winning a Green New Deal and creating millions of good jobs in the process.”
Jewish rights leaders rebuke Sunrise Movement's D.C.'s boycott of Saturday's voting rights rally as the group disapproves of the presence of Zionist groups.