Nithya Raman’s ‘genocide’ remarks rattle Jewish crowd at LA mayoral forum
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman faced backlash from a Jewish audience after using the term 'genocide' during a forum.
Raman said she used the term after seeing reports and images she found deeply disturbing.
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