Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark , one of the top Democrats in Congress, appeared to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide” during a Quaker event in Cambridge last week.

But Clark, the House minority whip, told Boston.com the characterization was taken out of context.

Clark’s initial comment, made at an event in Cambridge, appeared to call for “stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza,” which would have made her one of the most senior congressional members to call Israel’s actions genocidal.

“I want to be clear that I am not accusing Israel of genocide,” Clark said after the comments made headlines .

Clark: ‘Stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza’

Clark, who represents Massachusetts’s 5th district including Framingham, Medfo

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