Summer Lee’s primary race tests fallout for critics of the US’s Gaza policy
Al Jazeera
Lee, a Democrat and one of the first US legislators to call for a Gaza ceasefire, faces a challenge from within her party.
Washington, DC – It was not a popular stance to take. Tensions were running high.
And yet, on October 16, less than two weeks into Israel’s war in Gaza, United States Representative Summer Lee joined other progressive Democrats in calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave.
That caught Tanisha Long’s attention. A 34-year-old community activist from Lee’s district in western Pennsylvania, Long remembers admiring the representative’s willingness to take a stand.
After all, the bombs raining down on Gaza risked sparking a humanitarian crisis. But few in Congress were criticising the military campaign at the time.
“A lot of people weren’t even willing to touch the issue,” Long said.
