Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The Republican presidential candidate took a verbal jab at the leader of the progressive “Squad.”
Although the exact subject of the meeting is unknown, a source says AOC mostly listened to what participants had to say and avoided addressing her hostile attitude toward Israel.
“Hussain Altamimi has made false, hateful, anti-Semitic, anti-Israel accusations on Instagram,” ZOA national president Morton Klein said in a letter sent to the New York legislator.
Bringing his bill to a vote, said Sen. Ted Cruz, would reveal if Democratic lawmakers stand firm in support of Israel or veer to the hard left.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib said reading official U.S. statements, one “would hardly know that Palestinians existed,” and that there has been no recognition of home demolitions or evictions, the detaining of children, sustained harassment of worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque or of Palestinian humanity.
A number of progressive Democrats have been vocal in their criticism of Israel during the recent wave of violence in the region.
The Democratic Majority for Israel criticized her decision to back out of a program for Israel’s late prime minister, who served between 1974 and 1977, and from 1992 until he was assassinated on Nov. 4, 1995.
The Defense for Children International-Palestine has been linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated a terror group by the United States and European Union.
“The only way we change is with a massive surge of *new* voters at the polls. UK, Vote!” tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
The three freshmen congresswomen are scheduled to officially make the announcement at a rally for Sanders at an Oct. 19 rally in New York.
“It’s wrong. It’s harmful. And his bigotry is reflective of the white supremacist base he relies on for political gain,” says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
“They can no longer use this allegation of anti-Semitism to defend their unjust and inhumane policies that hurt all people,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “You can’t use this cudgel of anti-Semitism to scare people away from pointing that out.”
