Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DSA issued a combative statement after the ceasefire with Hamas, which incorporated Palestinian nationalist language about the Jewish state’s demise.
Anti-Israel vandals deface AOC’s office
The vandals accused the anti-Israel congresswoman of “hypocrisy” after she voted against an amendment that would have cut $500 million in security funding for Israel.
The New York congresswoman tweeted that the pro-Israel lobby’s “wildly unpopular agenda” pushed voters away from the party.
The liberal “Squad” member said “the horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the result of a completely unrestrained Netanyahu government, fully armed by the Biden administration.”
The body of Ruby Chen’s son IDF Sgt. Itay Chen is being held by Hamas in Gaza.
While calling antisemitism “an assault on our values as Americans and especially as progressives,” the New York congresswoman accused “political actors” of “weaponizing” Jew-hatred.
Rep. Brad Schneider called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s statement “both ignorant and abhorrent.”
“If you want to know what an unfolding genocide looks like, open your eyes. It looks like the forced famine of 1.1 million innocents,” the New York congresswoman said.
The left-wing congresswoman is being accused of not going far enough.
“It’s appalling that AOC will spread toxic lies about pro-Israel Americans but won’t condemn Hamas’ systematic rape of Israeli women,” AIPAC said.
Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has called for a ceasefire and de-escalation.
Leading progressive legislators temper their usual anti-Israel rhetoric while one kept quiet when questioned about the killing of infants.
