Colorado's progressives distance selves from Democratic Socialists of America on Israel-Hamas war
Some of Colorado's progressive legislators distanced themselves from the Denver Democratic Socialists of America, which on Saturday said it "unequivocally stands" with Palestine in its "fight for liberation from the apartheid regime of Israel."
The group posted its position exactly a week after Hamas, a group on America's terror list, attacked Israel, killing an estimated 1,400 people. The group also captured at least 155 others, including children. Retaliatory strikes by Israel killed nearly 2,670 Palestinians.
Rep. Javier Mabrey, D-Denver, and Rep. Lorena Garcia, D-Adams County, said they're disappointed in the group's position.
"And I reject it in the strongest possible terms," Mabrey said. "I deeply believe that we must reject violence and terrorism in all of its forms and that each of us had a duty to appreciate the fundamental value of all human life."