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Kevin McCarthy

US house speaker intervenes to cancel 'Nakba day' event at Capitol

Groups planned to gather to commemorate the 'catastrophe' of Israel's founding

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a media availability at the U.S. Capitol on May 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. McCarthy and other Congressional leaders met with President Biden to negotiate how to address the debt ceiling before June 1, when U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the United States would default on their debts. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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