- Record type
- Statement
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- ORIGINAL
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
JOURNALIST
“I was much more comfortable, particularly after having reported this book, with the fact of Jewish ethno-nationalism than I am with the state that exists there now. I have a very, very strong sense of the history of my people's relationship with Jewish people, both in this country and obviously, the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe.”
Context
Coates made these comments during an interview on "CBS Mornings" to promote his book "The Message," which includes a section about his trip to Palestine and Israel. The book examines his observations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and draws parallels between segregation in the American South and conditions in the West Bank. His comments came amid broader discussion about his evolving views on Israel-Palestine after visiting the region.