Pro-Israel organizations condemn DSA co-chair for saying October 7 attacks were ‘inevitable’
DSA co-chair Megan Romer characterised the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel as an inevitable consequence of Israeli government policies during a New Yorker interview. She framed the violence as a predictable outcome of such policies.
Pro-Israel organisations have condemned her characterisation of the events. The remarks have added to ongoing disagreements within progressive politics about how to discuss the origins and causes of the October 7 attacks.
- DSA co-chair Megan Romer said October 7 attacks were inevitable outcomes of Israeli government policy
- Pro-Israel organisations condemned her characterisation in a New Yorker interview
- Remarks reflect disagreements among progressives on discussing the attack's origins