Kat Abughazaleh, the Gen Z granddaughter of Nakba survivors, is running for Congress

The 26-year-old is running to represent Chicago on Capitol Hill. Kat Abughazaleh talks to Haaretz about calling out antisemitism on the left, why breaking cycles of trauma matters in politics and why 'we cannot make this a single-issue election'

WASHINGTON – When 26-year-old Kat Abughazaleh announced she would run in her Illinois district's House Democratic primary earlier this year, she quickly became among the faces of young Democrats hoping to spur generational change in their stagnant party.

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Kat Abughazaleh, the Gen Z granddaughter of Nakba survivors, is running for Congress

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