Washington – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of enacting “unjust and inhumane policies.”
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“The Netanyahu administration has been pursuing a lot of extraordinarily concerning policies,” she told reporters. “To conflate an individual leader or ego with being against the entire country I think is a hallmark behavior of folks like our president.”
“Just like we have the ability to criticize our president without being anti-American, I believe we can criticize the policies and decisions that the administration over there is pursuing without being against a country overall,” continued the freshman congresswoman. “In fact, I think that what we all are united for is for a peaceful future that is just and economically just, socially just and culturally just that provides for the civil rights and human rights of all people.”
“They can no longer use this allegation of anti-Semitism to defend their unjust and inhumane policies that hurt all people,” she added. “And frankly, I think it damages the security of all people—Israeli, Palestinian alike. You can’t use this cudgel of anti-Semitism to scare people away from pointing that out.”
Ocasio-Cortez also said, “We won’t stand up for that anymore, and we have to stand up for the peace and security of Israeli and Palestinian people. But frankly, Trump’s policies do not advance that and neither do Netanyahu’s.”
.@aoc on Israel : "the Netanyahu administration has been pursuing a lot of extraordinarily concerning policies". Tells us her criticism is being intentionally conflated with anti-semitism. Video: pic.twitter.com/M5GqwbfjbE
— יונה לייבזון yuna leibzon (@YunaLeibzon) September 2, 2019
The congresswoman’s remarks added to her criticisms of Israel over the past few weeks.
On Aug. 15, in response to Israel barring Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the country due to their support of the anti-Israel BDS movement, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that members of Congress “are frequently asked to visit Israel to ‘see things for ourselves.’ But Netanyahu choosing to ban the only 2 Muslim women in Congress from entering tells the US that only [some] Americans are welcome to Israel, not all. Trump is exporting his bigotry &making matters worse.”
MoC are frequently asked to visit Israel to “see things for ourselves.”
But Netanyahu choosing to ban the only 2 Muslim women in Congress from entering tells the US that only *some* Americans are welcome to Israel, not all.
Trump is exporting his bigotry &making matters worse. https://t.co/PFdMDxuIfJ
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 15, 2019
In late July, Ocasio-Cortez, who voted against a resolution that month condemning the anti-BDS movement in addition to signing onto Omar’s pro-BDS resolution, concurred with a New York radio host, saying that what’s happening in Israel is “very criminal.” She even gave a shout-out to the anti-Israel group IfNotNow.
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Keep talking, honey, and Omar and Tlaib too! Maybe one of these days liberals will realize the Democrat party is the party of anti semites!
Finally the time has come for politicians to speak their minds about the Israeli aggression on how it puts Israel and Jews in danger.
She might be hated forever by some hot heads, but she broke the silence nevertheless.
Notice she doesn’t cite any actual policies she’s objecting to…
Her statement is a weak and blind retort to Bibi’s strong statement that he will annex the West Bank.
Her stomach sank at his show of strength, and this is her attempt at recovery, by trying to speak strongly in response attempting to undercut Bibi, but it is to no avail for her comments have no substance and more than anything show her failed attempt to recover from her feeling of weakness and her inability to interfere with Bibi’s plans.
Ignore her or laugh at her but most of all: keep showing strength!
if the media ignores her she’ll stop talking.
anon. I could not agree with you more. This attention seeker is full of herself. They should stop reporting her ignorant opinions. Anyone can see that she’s just talking the talk to impress her Dem friends.
Alexandra Occasionally Coherent is extremely anti Israel and supports her 2 Jew hating buddies with the full support of the Democrat party who don’t have anyone who has the decency to condemn them instead they all attack President Trump when he rightfully calls them out for their extreme Jew hatred, of course that ignorant leftists here and elsewhere will continue to vote Democrat for some reason even though they support Jew haters and support Israel’s enemies and support the banning of religious freedom.
She is a total ignoramus, Plus a very stupid girl.
You nit wit, pea brain just worry about what you were elected for to make sure your constituents get their welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, free phones, free pre k, free glasses and plenty of drugs.
Hateful bimbo
you should not ignore her. they also ignored y’mach sh’mo in Germany. don’t be silent.