Troy Jackson apologizes after saying Maine Jews won’t call Gaza war genocide ‘because they’re Jewish’

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson criticized Jewish residents in the state for their reluctance to label the war in Gaza a genocide, linking their stance to the Holocaust.
Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson bemoaned how Jewish residents of his state have been reticent to label the Gaza war a genocide, suggesting it was tied to the Holocaust.
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