How George Floyd's Filmed Murder Has Changed How Palestinians Are Viewed In The Mainstream

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Joseph Gedeon
WNYC News | May 31, 2021

Some experts and pro-Palestinian activists believe the videotaped recording of George Floyd's murder at the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin has served to humanize events abroad that, before Floyd, felt distant.

They say it prompted Americans to see a connection between crises worldwide and here at home, including and changing the way Palestinians are viewed in the mainstream.

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