TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — More than 150 democrats across the state, including leaders of youth political groups, human rights advocates, and local candidates, signed an open letter on Friday, calling for State Representative Ilana Rubel to step down.

Democrats criticized Rubel for attending the “50 States, One Israel” conference with four Idaho Republican state lawmakers. The letter stated that the trip was “Israeli-funded propaganda” and said Rubel’s participation “deeply violated their values as democrats and as Americans.”

Rubel joined more than 200 U.S. legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, at the conference. The conference allegedly did not include any Palestinian speakers or visits to Palestinian territories, according to petitioners.

The Israeli Prime Minister and Pr

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