AOC Faces Backlash, Vandalism After Voting Against Cutting US Aid From Israel’s Iron Dome - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
UNITED STATES CONGRESS, JUL 21 – Ocasio-Cortez opposed a $500 million amendment to block Iron Dome funding, drawing criticism from progressive groups who argue US aid enables Israeli military actions against Palestinians.
- By a vote of 422 to 6, the US House rejected Greene’s amendment, with Ocasio-Cortez voting no, to block $500 million from Israeli Cooperative Programs.
- Greene’s amendment aimed to cut Iron Dome funding, following a July 11 Israeli strike on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church that killed at least three people.
- The Democratic Socialists of America said it was “deeply disappointed” after her Bronx district office was defaced Monday with red paint and anti-Israel messages, prompting a 911 call.
- On Monday afternoon, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, `If you’re saying I voted for military funding, you are lying,` and argued the amendment would cut Iron Dome capabilities while allowing bombs killing Palestinians to continue.
- This divide underscores ideological tensions within the Democratic Party, as Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan, and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., backed Greene’s amendment.
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Red Paint And Rage: AOC Lashes Out After Vandalism Over Israel Aid Debate
Vandals Target Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx Office as Debate Over Israel Aid Intensifies, Highlighting Deep Progressive Divides. Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx campaign office was defaced with red paint and anti-Israel messages overnight Monday, igniting a fresh wave of controversy surrounding U.S. military aid to Israel. The incident occurred as tensions simmer within progressive circles over the […] Red Paint And Rage: AOC…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubles down on support for Israel’s “defensive” genocide in Gaza
As Israel continues to massacre starving civilians, Ocasio-Cortez justified her refusal to support an amendment stripping $500 million from US arms shipments to Israel, claiming it would “cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities.”
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