No. 2 House Democrat Refers to Israel’s Offensive in Gaza as a ‘Genocide’

Kathryn Wilkens Aug 15th, 2025, 3:37 pm

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark in 2020 (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) called Israel’s offensive in Gaza a “genocide” at a forum on Thursday, according to video of the event reviewed by Politico.

In a call to action, Clark asked the audience to “take action in time to make a difference, …whether that is stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza, or whether that means we are working together to stop the redistricting that is going on.”

The forum was hosted by the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a nonpartisan Quaker organization.

Politico reached out to Clark’s office, which maintained that her position on “

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