After sharp criticism from the left, New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang walked back his “overly simplistic” tweet supporting Israel amid condemning “Hamas terrorists” amid a flare up of violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.

After sharp criticism from the left, New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang walked back his “overly simplistic” tweet supporting Israel amid condemning “Hamas terrorists” amid a flare up of violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians.